CVE-2022-39222
Published: 06 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-39222 is a critical-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Dex. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 20.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-7166
Vulnerability details
Dex is an identity service that uses OpenID Connect to drive authentication for other apps. Dex instances with public clients (and by extension, clients accepting tokens issued by those Dex instances) are affected by this vulnerability if they are running…
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a version prior to 2.35.0. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by making a victim navigate to a malicious website and guiding them through the OIDC flow, stealing the OAuth authorization code in the process. The authorization code then can be exchanged by the attacker for a token, gaining access to applications accepting that token. Version 2.35.0 has introduced a fix for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- 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.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandates authorization checks before permitting access or data processing via external systems.
The control provides a mechanism for authorized users to determine authorization matches, preventing sharing without proper authorization verification.
Session auditing enables detection of unauthorized exposure or access to sensitive information during user activities.
Sanitizing equipment to remove specified information before off-site maintenance prevents exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors such as external maintenance personnel.
Requiring detailed, requestable records of every PII disclosure directly aids detection of unauthorized exposures of sensitive information.
Ensures missing authorization mechanisms for critical data functions are identified and remediated via policy.
Annual reviews and proposal scrutiny detect and block matching programs that would expose sensitive data to unauthorized recipients or systems.