CVE-2022-29971 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via argument injection in the browser-based authentication component of the Amazon Athena ODBC Driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-29971?

CVE-2022-29971 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An argument injection vulnerability in the browser-based authentication component of the Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena ODBC Driver 1.1.1 through 1.1.x before 1.1.17 may allow a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-88

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29971?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Insightsoftware Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-29971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gp9c-4vxw-xpgq.

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