Vulnerability in Dropbox Merou
CVE-2022-4768
A vulnerability was found in Dropbox merou. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function add_public_key of the file grouper/public_key.py of the component SSH Public Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument public_key_str leads to injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216906 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropbox/merou/pull/673 (issue-tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropbox/merou/commit/d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4768?
- CVE-2022-4768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbox Merou, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4768?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.