CVE-2022-24407

In Cyrus SASL 2.1.17 through 2.1.27 before 2.1.28, plugins/sql.c does not escape the password for a SQL INSERT or UPDATE statement.

Published: 2022-02-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24407 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24407

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 2026-04-11 0.53% 0.43% -0.10%
2 2026-03-06 0.88% 0.53% -0.35%
3 2026-02-18 — 0.88% —

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24407

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24407

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-24407

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2022-24407: 1 source package rows (cyrus-sasl); 21 state rows across 8 repos (3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 8, open 13. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-24407
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-24407 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cyrus-sasl2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24407
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24407
suse high CVE-2022-24407 severity important: SUSE including 619 source package names (0.21.0.1.8.1:libsasl2-3-2.1.26-5.10.1, 0.21.0.3.2.10:libsasl2-3-2.1.27-150300.4.6.1, …), 2001 product×package rows across 317 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/dotnet-aspnet, … (317 product lines)): Fixed 1814, Known Affected 178, Known Not Affected 9. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24407/
ubuntu high CVE-2022-24407 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cyrus-sasl2), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24407

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24407

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cyrusimap cyrus-sasl >= 2.1.17, <= 2.1.27 cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus-sasl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_console 22.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment 22.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy 22.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:22.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24407

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/23/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/blob/fdcd13ceaef8de684dc69008011fa865c5b4a3ac/docsrc/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.rst Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4FIXU75Q6RBNK6UYM7MQ3TCFGXR7AX4U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H26R4SMGM3WHXX4XYNNJB4YGFIL5UNF4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZC6BMPI3V3MC2IGNLN377ETUWO7QBIH/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyrusimap.org/sasl/sasl/release-notes/2.1/index.html#new-in-2-1-28 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5087 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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