What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40929?

CVE-2022-40929 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-40929?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-40929. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.3%.

Xxl Job CVE-2022-40929

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2022-09-28 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Xxl Job

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 28, 2022 - 18:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

44 maven packages depend on com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core (39 direct, 5 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.2.0.

DescriptionNVD

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. NOTE: this is disputed because the issues/4929 report is about an intended and supported use case (running arbitrary Bash scripts on behalf of users).

AnalysisAI

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. NOTE: this is disputed because the issues/4929 report is about an intended and supported use case (running arbitrary Bash scripts on behalf of users). Affected products include: Xuxueli Xxl-Job.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.