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CVE-2022-29971NVD status: Modified

Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

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CVE-2022-29971 is a high-severity improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command vulnerability in Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver from Insightsoftware, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.1.17 as the first without the flaw, so updating Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver to 1.1.17 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on insightsoftware.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
InsightsoftwareMagnitude Simba Amazon Athena Odbc Driver1.1.1 up to, but not including, 1.1.171.1.17

Version data comes from NVD's product matching. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.17.8HighNVD
CVSS 2.07.2HighNVD

Official description

An argument injection vulnerability in the browser-based authentication component of the Magnitude Simba Amazon Athena ODBC Driver 1.1.1 through 1.1.x before 1.1.17 may allow a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your product: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, request headers as well as content, URL components, e-mail, files, databases, and any external systems that provide data to the application. Perform input validation at well-defined interfaces.
  • Directly convert your input type into the expected data type, such as using a conversion function that translates a string into a number. After converting to the expected data type, ensure that the input's values fall within the expected range of allowable values and that multi-field consistencies are maintained.
  • When exchanging data between components, ensure that both components are using the same character encoding. Ensure that the proper encoding is applied at each interface. Explicitly set the encoding you are using whenever the protocol allows you to do so.

More Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command vulnerabilities (CWE-88)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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