Vulnerability in Apache Apisix
CVE-2022-24112
An attacker can abuse the batch-requests plugin to send requests to bypass the IP restriction of Admin API. A default configuration of Apache APISIX (with default API key) is vulnerable to remote code execution. When the admin key was chan…
EPSS: 0.962 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Apisix
- Apache Software Foundation Apisix — versions Apache APISIX 2.12, Apache APISIX 2.10, 1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- security@apache.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24112?
- CVE-2022-24112 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Apisix, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24112?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-24112 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2022-24112 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 50 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.