CVE-2022-45923 Deserialization in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can manipulate memory addresses and vftable pointers in the cs.exe CGI program to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-45923?

CVE-2022-45923 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program cs.exe allows an attacker to increase/decrease an arbitrary memory address by 1 and trigger a call to a method of a vftable with a vftable pointer value chosen by the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opentext Opentext Extended Ecm.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45923 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-2022-45923 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45923 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m9j-89h2-pvxf.

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