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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-21476
CVE-2022-21476:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-21476 is a security vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, discovered and disclosed in April 2022. This vulnerability involves defective secure validation in Apache Santuario libraries, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to compromise Oracle Java SE via multiple protocols (Oracle CPU).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is characterized by network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, with unchanged scope. The primary impact is on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability (NetApp Advisory).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow unauthenticated attackers with network access to compromise Java SE, potentially leading to unauthorized access to confidential information. The vulnerability specifically affects the confidentiality of data without impacting system integrity or availability (Oracle CPU, NetApp Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released security patches to address this vulnerability in the April 2022 Critical Patch Update. The fix has been implemented in various Java SE versions. Organizations using affected versions are strongly recommended to apply these security patches without delay. For systems that cannot be immediately patched, it is recommended to restrict network access to the affected systems (Oracle CPU, RedHat Advisory).
Additional resources
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