CVE-2022-46179
9.2 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2022-46179 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting liuos_project liuos. It was published on December 28, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.2 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.2, rated CRITICAL. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
LiuOS is a small Python project meant to imitate the functions of a regular operating system. Version 0.1.0 and prior of LiuOS allow an attacker to set the GITHUB_ACTIONS environment variable to anything other than null or true and skip authentication checks. This issue is patched in the latest commit (c658b4f3e57258acf5f6207a90c2f2169698ae22) by requiring the var to be set to true, causing a test script to run instead of being able to login. A potential workaround is to check for the GITHUB_ACTIONS environment variable and set it to "" (no quotes) to null the variable and force credential checks.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from liuos_project. Update liuos to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-46179?
CVE-2022-46179 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting liuos_project liuos. It was published on December 28, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.2 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2022-46179?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.2, rated CRITICAL. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-46179?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from liuos_project. Update liuos to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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