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CVE-2022-35914: Teclib GLPI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2022-35914 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects Teclib GLPI. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-07, which means exploitation in the wild has been observed.

Vulnerability description

/vendor/htmlawed/htmlawed/htmLawedTest.php in the htmlawed module for GLPI through 10.0.2 allows PHP code injection.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
• Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
• Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
• User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
• Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
• Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
• Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected products

• Glpi Project: up to and including 10.0.2

References

• http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/sourceer/sourceer.php?&Sfs=htmLawedTest.php&Sl=.%2Finternal_utilities%2FhtmLawed
• https://glpi-project.org/fr/glpi-10-0-3-disponible/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169501/GLPI-10.0.2-Command-Injection.html
• https://github.com/Orange-Cyberdefense/CVE-repository/
• https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases
• https://mayfly277.github.io/posts/GLPI-htmlawed-CVE-2022-35914/
• https://github.com/Orange-Cyberdefense/CVE-repository/blob/master/PoCs/POC_2022-35914.sh
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-35914