CVE-2022-42735 Apache ShenYu Admin ultra vires

High 8.8 Published Updated

Low-privilege administrators can create users with higher privileges, allowing unauthorized privilege escalation in Apache ShenYu Admin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-42735?

CVE-2022-42735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache ShenYu, published on 15 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.

ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.

This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.

Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42735?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin MavenAll versions2.5.1
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin MavenAll versions2.5.1

Products include Apache Shenyu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42735?

Upgrade org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin to 2.5.1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-42735 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42735 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22.

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