Pexip InfinityApplication · Pexip

CVE-2022-29286

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-07-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 28.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Pexip Infinity 27 before 28.0 allows remote attackers to trigger excessive resource consumption and termination because of registrar resource mishandling.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Pexip Infinity versions prior to 28.0 contain a vulnerability in the registrar component where resource handling is improper, allowing remote attackers to trigger excessive resource consumption leading to service termination.

MitigationUpgrade Pexip Infinity to version 28.0 or later to address the registrar resource mishandling vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Pexip InfinityApplication
Affected:>= 27.0, < 28.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Pexip Infinity installation
    Locate the Pexip Infinity installation and determine the installed version number. This is typically available in the admin interface under System > Overview, or via CLI command such as 'version' or 'show version' if you have SSH access to the Pexip server.
    Affected if Pexip Infinity software is found on the system
  2. Confirm the exact version number
    Record the full version string of the Pexip Infinity installation. Look for a version in the format like 27.x.x or similar.
    Affected if A version number cannot be determined or the software is not Pexip Infinity
  3. Compare against affected version range
    Check if the installed version falls within the range >= 27.0 and < 28.0. Parse the major and minor version numbers to determine if the vulnerability applies.
    Affected if The installed version is 27.0 or any 27.x release but earlier than 28.0

The environment is affected if the installed Pexip Infinity version is 27.0 or higher but lower than 28.0, as this is the only version range specified as vulnerable to the registrar resource handling flaw.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 28.0 or later
Fixed in 28.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Pexip Infinity to version 28.0 or later to address the registrar resource mishandling vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

28.0

  1. 1. Review Pexip Infinity 28.0 release notes for any pre-upgrade requirements
  2. 2. Ensure you have a backup of the current configuration
  3. 3. Upgrade Pexip Infinity from version 27.x to version 28.0
  4. 4. Verify the upgrade completed successfully
  5. 5. Confirm the registrar resource handling is functioning correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Pexip Infinity Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing10.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,580
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