CVE-2022-42948

Description

Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the Cobalt Strike UI.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42948
• https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/out-of-band-update-cobalt-strike-4-7-2/
• https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-46004
• https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/
• https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/helpsystems-cobalt-strike-code-execution-cve-2022-42948/
• https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-42948-a-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-cobalt-strike/