What is CVE-2022-28685?

CVE-2022-28685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Edge, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-28685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Aveva Edge

CVE-2022-28685

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of APP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17212.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.172 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aveva Aveva_edge
Aveva Edge — versions 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28685?: CVE-2022-28685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Edge, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-28685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.