CVE-2022-43756
Rancher/Wrangler: Denial of service when processing Git credentials
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 50th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows remote attackers to cause denial of service by supplying specially crafted git credentials. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher wrangler version 0.7.3 and prior versions; wrangler version 0.8.4 and prior versions; wrangler version 1.0.0 and prior versions.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 50th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 653 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Scored 5.9 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205296
- github.com/rancher/wrangler/security/advisories/GHSA-8fcj-gf77-47mg
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43756
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