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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2022-4257

C-DATA Web Management System GET Parameter jumpto.php argument injection

C-DATA / Web Management System

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Severity
CVSS 6.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
43.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-4257 is C-DATA Web Management System GET Parameter jumpto.php argument injection. A vulnerability was found in C-DATA Web Management System. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

C-DATA / Web Management System.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A vulnerability was found in C-DATA Web Management System

A vulnerability was found in C-DATA Web Management System. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cgi-bin/jumpto.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument hostname leads to argument injection.

The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214631.

Published
01 Dec 2022
Exploitation Attempts Reported
01 Dec 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4257
  • GitHub — siriuswhiter/VulnHub github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/siriuswhiter/VulnHub/blob/main/C-Data/rce1.md
  • vuldb.com vuldb.com · CVE Record https://vuldb.com/?id.214631

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 01 Dec 2022

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2022-12-01 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

43.9%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization CWE-707

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 00:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-4257",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.4393,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}