CVE-2022-41875 Remote Code Execution in Optica
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on systems using the Optica library via crafted JSON payloads due to unsafe deserialization.
- 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-2022-41875?
CVE-2022-41875 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in airbnb optica, published on 23 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Optica allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted JSON payloads. Specially crafted JSON payloads may lead to RCE (remote code execution) on the attacked system running Optica. The vulnerability was patched in v. 0.10.2, where the call to the function `oj.load` was changed to `oj.safe_load`.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Airbnb Optica.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-41875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cf87-4h6x-phh6.