CVE-2022-34037
An out-of-bounds read in the rewrite function at /modules/caddyhttp/rewrite/rewrite.go in Caddy v2.5.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted URI. Note: This has been dis...
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 2.5.2.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Go github.com/caddyserver/caddyAffected: < 2.5.2Upgrade to: 2.5.2Stated by: GitHub advisory
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Withdrawn Advisory: Out-of-bounds Read can lead to client side denial of service
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 67th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-pocnuclei check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34037
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/4775
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/4775
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