Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Dompdf vulnerabilities (USN-6277-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 179659

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6277-2 advisory.

- External Control of File Name or Path in GitHub repository dompdf/dompdf prior to 2.0.0. (CVE-2022-2400)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected php-dompdf package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6277-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 179659

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6277-2.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/10/2023

Updated: 8/10/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2400

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php-dompdf

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3838, CVE-2022-2400

USN: 6277-2