CVE-2022-42735
Apache ShenYu Admin ultra vires
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.
ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.
This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.
Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.
ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.
This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.
Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .
- Record
CVE-2022-42735- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Apache ShenYu Admin ultra vires
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.
ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.
This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.
Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .
- Record
CVE-2022-42735- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0797
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.
ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.
This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.
Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .
- Record
EUVD-2023-0797- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22
Privilege escalation in Apache ShenYu
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu. ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own. This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0. Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958.
- Record
GHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache ShenYu Admin ultra vires
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu.
ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own.
This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0.
Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958 .
- Record
CVE-2022-42735- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22
Privilege escalation in Apache ShenYu
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache ShenYu. ShenYu Admin allows low-privilege low-level administrators create users with higher privileges than their own. This issue affects Apache ShenYu: 2.5.0. Upgrade to Apache ShenYu 2.5.1 or apply patch https://github.com/apache/shenyu/pull/3958.
- Record
GHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-adminMaven |
before 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 |
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-adminMaven |
before 2.5.1, plus listed versions 2.4.02.4.12.4.22.4.32.5.0 |
2.5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42735 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Shenyu, published February 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin 2.5.1.