CVE-2022-27925
Actively exploited. CVE-2022-27925 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-11) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2022-27925 is indexed in Metasploit, GitHub PoC and Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains flaw in the mboximport functionality, allowing an authenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2022-37042 which allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A flaw in the mboximport functionality allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the potential for remote code execution.
- Action
- Apply the security updates from Synacor.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2022-27925 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-27925: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-08-11
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