CVE-2022-4314 Improper Privilege Management in ikus060/rdiffweb
Medium 6.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4314 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-4314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4314 exists.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.2
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.2
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.2
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4314/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4314/index.md)
An attacker can exploit improper privilege management in rdiffweb to escalate privileges within the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-4314?
CVE-2022-4314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.2.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4314?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rdiffweb. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.2 |
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.2 |
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.2 |
Products include Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4314?
Upgrade rdiffweb to 2.5.2 or later.
Is CVE-2022-4314 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4314 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3167 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3221 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-4724 Improper Access Control in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3389 Path Traversal in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3371 rdiffweb's lack of token name length limit can result in DoS or memory corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g594-55mp-f6q8, PYSEC-2022-43002.