CVE-2022-4768 (GCVE-0-2022-4768)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-27 22:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 01:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Dropbox merou SSH Public Key public_key.py add_public_key injection
Summary
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.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
6.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-74 - Injection
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.216906 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216906 | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://github.com/dropbox/merou/pull/673 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/dropbox/merou/commit/d93087973… | patch |
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