What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-45306?

CVE-2022-45306 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Chocolatey Azure Pipelines Agent CVE-2022-45306

MEDIUM

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)

2022-11-29 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Microsoft Chocolatey Azure Pipelines Agent

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 29, 2022 - 02:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Azure-Pipelines-Agent package v2.211.1 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the subfolder C:\agent and all files located. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Azure-Pipelines-Agent package v2.211.1 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the subfolder C:\agent and all files located in that folder. Affected products include: Chocolatey Chocolatey Azure-Pipelines-Agent.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.