Critical severity · published Feb 13, 2024
CVE-2022-48623
The Cpanel::JSON::XS package before 4.33 for Perl performs out-of-bounds accesses in a way that allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service
9.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Cpanel::JSON::XS package before 4.33 for Perl performs out-of-bounds accesses in a way that allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel::json::xs · Rurban
before 4.33 · source: NVD
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
before 4.33 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48623
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48623
Product
https://github.com/briandfoy/cpan-security-advisory/blob/9374f98bef51e1ae887f293234050551c079776f/cpansa/CPANSA-Cpanel-JSON-XS.yml#L25-L36
Patch
https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/41f32396eee9395a40f9ed80145c37622560de9b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/issues/208
Release Notes
https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.33/changes
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