Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2022-2255 as tracked by Debian, for the package mod-wsgi. The fix is available in version 4.9.0-1.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2255 is classified as CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source. The product has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2255 is recorded against 1 package.
- mod-wsgi (fixed in 4.9.0-1.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 25 August 2022 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
mod-wsgi has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source) in other software:
