What is CVE-2022-43550?

CVE-2022-43550 is a command injection vulnerability in Jitsi before commit 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 that allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary URL and potentially achieve remote execution.

How severe is CVE-2022-43550?

CVE-2022-43550 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-43550?

Jitsi versions prior to 2022-09-14 are affected by CVE-2022-43550.

How can CVE-2022-43550 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2022-43550, it is recommended to update Jitsi to commit 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 or later.

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) of CVE-2022-43550?

CVE-2022-43550 is associated with CWE-77 (Command Injection) and CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-43550

critical

9.8

CWE

78 77

9/2/2023

25/3/2025

CVE-2022-43550: OS Command Injection

First published: Thu Feb 09 2023(Updated: )

A command injection vulnerability exists in Jitsi before commit 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 when launching browsers on Windows which could allow an attacker to insert an arbitrary URL which opens up the opportunity to remote execution.

Credit: support@hackerone.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Jitsi Meet	<2022-09-14
Microsoft Windows Operating System
Jitsi Meet	<2022-09-14
Microsoft Windows Operating System

Remedy

https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi/commit/8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2

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Reference Links

https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi/commit/8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-43550?
CVE-2022-43550 is a command injection vulnerability in Jitsi before commit 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 that allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary URL and potentially achieve remote execution.
How severe is CVE-2022-43550?
CVE-2022-43550 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-43550?
Jitsi versions prior to 2022-09-14 are affected by CVE-2022-43550.
How can CVE-2022-43550 be fixed?
To fix CVE-2022-43550, it is recommended to update Jitsi to commit 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 or later.
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) of CVE-2022-43550?
CVE-2022-43550 is associated with CWE-77 (Command Injection) and CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command).

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