CVE-2022-28711 Memory corruption in APWeb

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A memory corruption flaw in ArduPilot APWeb allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-28711?

CVE-2022-28711 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ArduPilot APWeb, published on 14 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the cgi.c unescape functionality of ArduPilot APWeb master branch 50b6b7ac - master branch 46177cb9. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can send a network request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28711?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ardupilot Apweb.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-28711 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-28711 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g969-j9qm-fx8r.

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