Is CVE-2022-36979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-36979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-36979?

CVE-2022-36979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-36979?

CVE-2022-36979 has an EPSS score of 6.53% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36979?

Upgrade avalanche to 6.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-36979

CRITICALEPSS 93th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.2.3490. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the AvalancheDaoSupport class. A crafted request can trigger execution of SQL queries composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-15493.

CWE-89SQL Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

avalancheNVD

Affected:>= 6.3.2.3490, < 6.3.4Fixed in:6.3.4CVE-2022-36979derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

6.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Release Notes1

download.wavelink.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-89 (SQL Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3704	High	7.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-7297	High	7.5	100%	-	-
CVE-2024-29824	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-34362	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-7481	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-29826	High	8.8	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.