fkie_cve-2022-42948
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-03-24 14:15
Modified
2025-02-07 14:53
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the Cobalt Strike UI.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
helpsystems cobalt_strike 4.7.1


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  "cisaActionDue": "2023-04-20",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2023-03-30",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Fortra Cobalt Strike User Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
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  "id": "CVE-2022-42948",
  "lastModified": "2025-02-07T14:53:43.630",
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