Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated support_uri in Cloudflare WARP (mdm.xml)
CVE-2022-4428 Published on January 11, 2023
support_uri validation missing in WARP client for Windows
support_uri parameter in the WARP client local settings file (mdm.xml) lacked proper validation which allowed for privilege escalation and launching an arbitrary executable on the local machine upon clicking on the "Send feedback" option. An attacker with access to the local file system could use a crafted XML config file pointing to a malicious file or set a local path to the executable using Cloudflare Zero Trust Dashboard (for Zero Trust enrolled clients).
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-4428 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-4428
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Affected Versions
Cloudflare WARP:- Before and including 2022.10.106.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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