Vulnerability in Freedom Securedrop
CVE-2022-4563
A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
- securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4563?
- CVE-2022-4563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedom Securedrop, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4563?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.