CVE-2022-41347 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.x and 9.x (e.g., 8.8.15). The Sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the NGINX binary as root with arbitrary parameters. As part of its intended functionality, NGINX can load a user-defined configuration file, which includes plugins in the form of .so files, which also execute as root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00155.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Zimbra	Collaboration

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:8.8.15:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:9.0.0:-::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44552	An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.x and 9.x (e.g., 8.8.15). The Sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the NGINX binary as root with arbitrary parameters. As part of its intended functionality, NGINX can load a user-defined configuration file, which includes plugins in the form of .so files, which also execute as root.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://darrenmartyn.ie/2021/10/25/zimbra-nginx-local-root-exploit/
https://github.com/darrenmartyn/zimbra-hinginx
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories

History

Wed, 21 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-26T01:29:48.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-21T18:49:00.723Z

Reserved: 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41347

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:42:45.968Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-26T02:15:10.620

Modified: 2025-05-21T19:16:04.553

Link: CVE-2022-41347

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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