What is CVE-2022-34916?

CVE-2022-34916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Flume, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-34916?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apache Flume

CVE-2022-34916

Apache Flume versions 1.4.0 through 1.10.0 are vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack when a configuration uses a JMS Source with a JNDI LDAP data source URI when an attacker has control of the target LDAP server. This issue is fixed by limiting JNDI to allow only the use of the java protocol or no protocol.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th 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 Flume
Apache Software Foundation Flume — versions flume-jms-source

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34916?: CVE-2022-34916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Flume, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-34916?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.