CVE-2022-22909
Published: 03 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22909 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Digitaldruid Hoteldruid. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
HotelDruid version 3.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22909 and assigned CWE-94. The flaw resides in the Create New Room module, where user-supplied input in the name field is not properly sanitized before being processed, allowing an attacker to inject a crafted payload that results in arbitrary code execution on the server.
An authenticated user with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected application, consistent with the CVSS 8.8 rating.
A public proof-of-concept is available on GitHub, and the EPSS score has reached a peak and current value of 0.3310, indicating measurable exploitation interest following disclosure. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28043
Vulnerability details
HotelDruid v3.0.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability which is exploited via an attacker inserting a crafted payload into the name field under the Create New Room module.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.