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CVE-2022-22719 EPSS 69.1%
mod_lua Use of uninitialized value of in r:parsebody
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server
Summary
The flaw is in Apache HTTP Server, where processing a request body can trigger a read from a random memory area, a defect rooted in improper initialization. The provided material does not specify the attack vector, authentication, user interaction, or configuration requirements, so the conditions under which an attacker can trigger it are not stated; the observable effect is that the server process may crash.
Official description · CVE.org
A carefully crafted request body can cause a read to a random memory area which could cause the process to crash. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier.
Priority scorePatchfirst’s 0 to 100 ranking. It adds points for CISA KEV listing, ransomware use, EPSS, threat reports, public exploit code and CVSS. Every CVE page shows the breakdown. Breakdown
24.8 / 100
- Exploited
- Not confirmed
- Reports
- 1
- Tactics
- 2/15
How an attack unfolds
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Disclosed on 14 Mar 2022. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2Initial AccessTA0001
Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited
Crafted HTTP request to public-facing web server
A carefully crafted request body can cause a read
ImpactTA0040
Application or System Exploitation T1499.004 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · primary impact
Crash of process causes denial of service
could cause the process to crash
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 152 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190149 general rules
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Application or System ExploitationT1499.0043 general rules
- Audit CVE Eventcriticaltest
- Apache Segmentation Faulthightest
- Nginx Core Dumphightest
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What security researchers reported
Named in 1 threat report1 reportTrustwave
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2022-22719 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
Also mentioned in 2 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.