CVE-2022-29550
What it is
An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials (from environment variables) to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log can be read by a user other than root; however, the file contents could be exposed through site-specific operational practices. The vendor does NOT characterize this as a vulnerability because the ps data collection is intentional, and would only capture credentials on a machine that was already affected by the CWE-214 weakness
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-532 · Secrets in logs
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2022-29550.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2022-29550. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux
- https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research
- https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux
- https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10
- https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux
- https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10
- https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux
- https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research