CVE-2022-4563
Freedom of the Press SecureDrop gpg-agent.conf symlink
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Dec 16, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 16, 2022
Description
A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Link Following -> CWE-61 Symlink Following
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SecureDropFreedom of the Press |
|
References
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