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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-33980 in the critical feed json

Apache Commons Configuration insecure interpolation defaults

published 2022-07-06 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-xj57-8qj4-c4m6 , EUVD-2022-6450

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
44.6%
EPSS 44.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache Commons Configuration performs variable interpolation, allowing properties to be dynamically evaluated and expanded. The standard format for interpolation is "${prefix:name}", where "prefix" is used to locate an instance of org.apache.commons.configuration2.interpol.Lookup that performs the interpolation. Starting with version 2.4 and continuing through 2.7, the set of default Lookup instances included interpolators that could result in arbitrary code execution or contact with remote servers. These lookups are: - "script" - execute expressions using the JVM script execution engine (javax.script) - "dns" - resolve dns records - "url" - load values from urls, including from remote servers Applications using the interpolation defaults in the affected versions may be vulnerable to remote code execution or unintentional contact with remote servers if untrusted configuration values are used. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Commons Configuration 2.8.0, which disables the problematic interpolators by default.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2 2.8.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Configuration 2.8.0
  • commons-configuration2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-33980

  • cjson satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.7.14-5.el8sat
  • foreman satellite utils 6.13, satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 3.5.1.14-1.el8sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 4.7.0-1.el8sat
  • libsolv satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 0.7.22-4.el8pc
  • libcomps satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 0.1.18-4.el8pc
  • qpid-cpp satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.39.0-7.el8amq
  • qpid-qmf satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.39.0-7.el8amq
  • candlepin satellite 6.13 4.2.13-1.el8sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2097

  • apache-commons-configuration2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.9.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13259-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-33980 updated cvss 7.5

apache-commons-configuration: Apache Commons Configuration insecure interpolation defaults

  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7 commons-configuration2
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 commons-configuration2
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 commons-configuration2
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 jenkins-2-plugins
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7 commons-configuration2
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat support for Spring Boot commons-configuration2
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.10.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:6916
show 3 more
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8652
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 candlepin 4.2.13-1.el8sat, candlepin-selinux 4.2.13-1.el8sat
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2097
  • Red Hat A-MQ Clients 2 commons-configuration2 Red Hat A-MQ Online commons-configuration2 Red Hat build of Quarkus commons-configuration2 Red Hat Data Grid 8 commons-configuration2 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 commons-configuration2 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack commons-configuration2
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 cjson 1.7.14-5.el8sat, katello 4.7.0-1.el8sat, libsolv 0.7.22-4.el8pc, libcomps 0.1.18-4.el8pc, python-idna 3.3-2.el8pc, python-pbr 5.8.0-4.el8pc, +669 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

44.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2
>=2.4, <2.8.0
2.8.0

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Configuration

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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