Vulnerability in VMware Pinniped
CVE-2022-22975
An issue was discovered in the Pinniped Supervisor with either LADPIdentityProvider or ActiveDirectoryIdentityProvider resources. An attack would involve the malicious user changing the common name (CN) of their user entry on the LDAP or AD server to include special characters, which could be used to perform LDAP query injection on the Supervisor's LDAP query which determines their Kubernetes group membership.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- VMware Pinniped
- Pinniped — versions Pinniped versions before v0.17.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/vmware-tanzu/pinniped/security/advisories/GHSA-hvrf-5hhv-4348 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22975?
- CVE-2022-22975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Pinniped, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22975?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.