# CVE-2022-44794: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary Bash code with root privileges due to improper input validation in the hostname setting command.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5hg-m5vh-mqwx

## What is CVE-2022-44794?

CVE-2022-44794 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Object First Ootbi BETA build 1.0.7.712. Management protocol has a flow which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary Bash code with root privileges. The command that sets the hostname doesn't validate input parameters. As a result, arbitrary data goes directly to the Bash interpreter. An attacker would need credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in Object First Ootbi BETA build 1.0.13.1611.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44794?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Objectfirst Ootbi.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-44796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44796/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44795/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44794 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44794 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2022-44794/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44794/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44794
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44794
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44794

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44794/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.