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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-46478

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-01-13
  • WeaknessCWE-502

Am I affected?

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Description

The RPC interface in datax-web v1.0.0 and v2.0.0 to v2.1.2 contains no permission checks by default which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted Hessian serialized data.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-1301:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Datax-web project datax-web
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 2.1.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-01-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h77f-99cf-c79f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46478?

The RPC interface in datax-web v1.0.0 and v2.0.0 to v2.1.2 contains no permission checks by default which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted Hessian serialized data.

Is CVE-2022-46478 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-46478, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-46478?

CVE-2022-46478 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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