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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-30209
CVE-2022-30209:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-30209 is a Windows IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was identified and disclosed in 2022. The vulnerability was initially recorded on May 3, 2022, and Microsoft released security updates to address this issue in July 2022 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.0 with the vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N), indicating a moderate severity level. This scoring suggests the vulnerability is network accessible, requires moderate complexity to exploit, needs no authentication, and can potentially impact both confidentiality and integrity, while not affecting availability (Rapid7).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the Windows IIS Server environment, potentially compromising the security of the affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released several security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022. These updates are available through various KB articles including KB5015807, KB5015808, KB5015811, KB5015814, and KB5015827 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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