What is CVE-2022-29934?

CVE-2022-29934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Usu Oracle Optimization, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-29934?

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

Auth bypass in Usu Oracle Optimization

CVE-2022-29934

USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Usu Oracle_optimization — versions 5.16.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29934?: CVE-2022-29934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Usu Oracle Optimization, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-29934?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.