Authenticated Non-Root Users Run Arbitrary Commands as Root via Java Admin Console in Veritas NetBac
CVE-2022-45461 Published on November 17, 2022
The Java Admin Console in Veritas NetBackup through 10.1 and related Veritas products on Linux and UNIX allows authenticated non-root users (that have been explicitly added to the auth.conf file) to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-45461 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2022-45461 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-45461
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Exploit Probability
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