What is CVE-2022-40929?

CVE-2022-40929 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xuxueli Xxl-job, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-40929?

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

Is CVE-2022-40929 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Xuxueli Xxl-job

CVE-2022-40929

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. NOTE: this is disputed because the issues/4929 report is about an intended and supported use case (running arbitrary Bash scripts on behalf of users).

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.5th 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

Xuxueli Xxl-job — versions 2.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40929?: CVE-2022-40929 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xuxueli Xxl-job, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-40929?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40929 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.