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CVE-2022-29550

5.5 · MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49.

Published Aug 18, 2022CWE-532EPSS 0.40%

Overview

CVE-2022-29550 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials (from environment variables) to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log can be read by a user other than root; however, the file contents could be exposed through site-specific operational practices. The vendor does NOT characterize this as a vulnerability because the ps data collection is intentional, and would only capture credentials on a machine that was already affected by the CWE-214 weakness

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10Refblog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linuxRefblog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-researchRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10Refblog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linuxRefblog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29550?

CVE-2022-29550 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-29550?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-29550?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-29550?

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