CVE-2022-33659 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-33659
Vulnerability Scoring

4.9
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2022-33659 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: High
    High-level privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-33659 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕖 21 Nov 2024, 07:08 UTC
Originally published on: 🕚 12 Jul 2022, 23:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 862 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2022-33659 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-33659: Azure Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-33659

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-33659 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-33659

The exploitability of CVE-2022-33659 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-33659, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-33659, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2022-33659 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-33659 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-33659 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.067% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 32.73% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 67.27000000000001% of others.

CVE-2022-33659 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_site_recovery_vmware_to_azure:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_site_recovery_vmware_to_azure:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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