CVE-2022-42948
critical · 9.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2023-03-30Remediation due 2023-04-20
Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the Cobalt Strike UI.
9.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
85th
EPSS percentile
2023-03-24
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-116
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| helpsystems | cobalt_strike | 4.7.1 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
- https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/
- https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
- https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42948
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2022-42948