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CVE-2022-24407

In Cyrus SASL 2.1.17 through 2.1.27 before 2.1.28, plugins/sql.c does not escape the password for a SQL INSERT or UPDATE statement.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from cyrusimap, from debian, from fedoraproject and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-02-24T15:15:29.350

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:50:21.343

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cyrusimap	cyrus-sasl	≤ 2.1.27	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	11.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	34	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	35	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	36	Yes
Application	netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility	-	Yes
Application	oracle	communications_cloud_native_core_console	22.2.0	Yes
Application	oracle	communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment	22.2.0	Yes
Application	oracle	communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy	22.1.1	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/23/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/blob/fdcd13ceaef8de684dc69008011fa865c5b4a3ac/docsrc/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.rst Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4FIXU75Q6RBNK6UYM7MQ3TCFGXR7AX4U/ ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H26R4SMGM3WHXX4XYNNJB4YGFIL5UNF4/ ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZC6BMPI3V3MC2IGNLN377ETUWO7QBIH/ ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0003/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.cyrusimap.org/sasl/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.html#new-in-2-1-28 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5087 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/23/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/blob/fdcd13ceaef8de684dc69008011fa865c5b4a3ac/docsrc/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.rst Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4FIXU75Q6RBNK6UYM7MQ3TCFGXR7AX4U/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H26R4SMGM3WHXX4XYNNJB4YGFIL5UNF4/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZC6BMPI3V3MC2IGNLN377ETUWO7QBIH/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0003/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cyrusimap.org/sasl/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.html#new-in-2-1-28 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5087 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cyrusimap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.