What is CVE-2022-36972?

CVE-2022-36972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-36972?

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

SQL Injection in Ivanti Avalanche

CVE-2022-36972

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.2.3490. The specific flaw exists within the ProfileDaoImpl class. A crafted request can trigger execution of SQL queries composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-15328.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.065 (93.1th 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

Ivanti Avalanche — versions 6.3.2.3490

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Release Notes)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36972?: CVE-2022-36972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-36972?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.