CVE-2022-42948: HelpSystems Cobalt Strike code execution | CVE-2022-42948 - RedPacket Security

****NAME****

HelpSystems Cobalt Strike code execution

• Platforms Affected:
  HelpSystems Cobalt Strike 4.7.1

• Risk Level:
  9.8

• **Exploitability:
  **Unproven

• Consequences:
  Gain Access

****DESCRIPTION****

HelpSystems Cobalt Strike could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the C2 framework. By creating Swing components from user input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create arbitrary Java objects in the class path and invoke their setter methods, resulting in a code execution.

CVSS 3.0 Information

• Privileges Required: None
• User Interaction: None
• Scope: Unchanged
• Access Vector: Network
• Access Complexity: Low
• Confidentiality Impact: High
• Integrity Impact: High
• Availability Impact: High
• Remediation Level: Official Fix

****MITIGATION****

Upgrade to the latest version of Cobalt Strike (4.7.2 or later), available from the Cobalt Strike Web site. See References.

• Reference Link:
  https://www.cobaltstrike.com/

• Reference Link:
  https://securityintelligence.com/posts/analysis-rce-vulnerability-cobalt-strike/

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