What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-42303?

CVE-2022-42303 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: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-42303?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-42303. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Netbackup CVE-2022-42303

CRITICAL

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2022-10-03 cve@mitre.org

SQLi Netbackup

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

Oct 03, 2022 - 15:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products. The NetBackup Primary server is vulnerable to a second-order SQL Injection attack affecting the NBFSMCLIENT service by leveraging CVE-2022-42302.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This SQL Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products. The NetBackup Primary server is vulnerable to a second-order SQL Injection attack affecting the NBFSMCLIENT service by leveraging CVE-2022-42302. Affected products include: Veritas Netbackup. Version information: through 10.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.