CVE-2022-23942 | Apache Doris hardcoded cryptography initialization

Apache Doris, prior to 1.0.0, used a hardcoded key and IV to initialize the cipher used for ldap password, which may lead to information disclosure.

Published: 2022-04-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-23942 is rated Moderate Risk (61.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.07%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-23942

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.81% 3.07% +1.26%
2 2026-03-25 1.87% 1.81% -0.05%
3 2026-02-06 1.87%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-23942

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-23942

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-23942

GHSA-98j2-hfxp-8h8r · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Apache Doris hardcoded key and IV

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-23942

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-23942 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (doris), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7, ignored 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23942

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23942

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache doris < 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:doris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-23942

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