CVE-2022-36436
Description
OSU Open Source Lab VNCAuthProxy through 1.1.1 is affected by an vncap/vnc/protocol.py VNCServerAuthenticator authentication-bypass vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to a VNC session or to disconnect a legitimate user from a VNC session. A remote attacker with network access to the proxy server could leverage this vulnerability to connect to VNC servers protected by the proxy server without providing any authentication credentials. Exploitation of this issue requires that the proxy server is currently accepting connections for the target VNC server.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
vncauthproxyPyPI | < 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
Affected products
2- OSU Open Source Lab/VNCAuthProxydescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/commit/edc149af29242178091b2d6fcd42c3ef0851644bnvdPatchWEB
- cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypass/nvdExploitPatch
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-237r-mx84-7x8cghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36436ghsaADVISORY
- cert.grnet.gr/en/blog/cve-2022-36436-twisted-vnc-authentication-proxy-authentication-bypassghsaWEB
- github.com/osuosl/twisted_vncauthproxy/tree/release/1.1.1nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vncauthproxy/PYSEC-2022-267.yamlghsaWEB
- pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxyghsaWEB
- pypi.org/project/VNCAuthProxy/nvdProduct
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