CVE-2022-24816
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in jai-ext
Description
### Impact Programs using jt-jiffle, and allowing Jiffle script to be provided via network request, are susceptible to a Remote Code Execution as the Jiffle script is compiled into Java code via Janino, and executed. In particular, this affects the downstream GeoServer project. ### Patches Version 1.2.22 will contain a patch that disables the ability to inject malicious code into the resulting script. ### Workarounds Negate the ability to compile Jiffle scripts from the final application, by removing janino-x.y.z.jar from the classpath. ### References None.
How to fix CVE-2022-24816
To remediate CVE-2022-24816, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1.22 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.22 or later
Is CVE-2022-24816 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2022-24816 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.22
- from 0, < 1.1.22
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H |