CVE-2022-30190(Follina)
CVE-2022-30190(Follina)
Introduction
If you're into cybersecurity and don't know what CVE-2022-30190 is, then go ahead and look it up. It's a huge vulnerability to have, and it can hurt businesses hard: the cost of cleaning up after this vuln is astronomical. If you already know about it, then congrats! You've probably already patched your systems against the vulnerability. If not, well... you should probably do that now.
CVE-2022-30190
The CVE-2022-30190 zero-day vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) database engine. It is a database engine that is used in Microsoft SQL Server. It can be used to run Microsoft Access on remote systems such as Windows 7 or 8. MSDE was developed to help organizations manage their data with Microsoft Access, but it is no longer supported by the company since 2005 and there are no security updates available for it as well.
If you're running an older version of Office with a vulnerable version of MSDE installed on your machine, hackers could exploit this issue to gain remote access and gain full control over your computer or network. The attacker could then execute any code they want or steal confidential information from the system they have accessed.
Follina
Follina is a zero-day vulnerability
Follina is a hacking tool
Follina is a cyber security threat
Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE)
Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) is a database engine. It is a SQL Server database engine that can be used by Microsoft SharePoint, or the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 family of products.
This is a flaw in the Follina application that can be used to execute arbitrary code.
This vulnerability was discovered by an independent researcher, who reported it to Follina.
A variant of this issue was publicly disclosed without coordination with the vendor or an embargo on July 5th, 2019.
The following are affected: Follina 3.2 (build number 20) and earlier versions; Follina 4.0 (build numbers 30 and 31); one version of Follina for Android (4.0).
MSDE is a zero-day vulnerability
MSDE is a database server. It's used by SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 7, and SQL Server 6.5 applications. The vulnerability allows remote code execution attacks on systems running vulnerable versions of MSDE.
Conclusion
CVE-2022-30190 is a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a Windows computer by simply sending an email to its inbox. The CVE number is unique and assigned by MITRE Corporation, an American not-for-profit organization based out of Bedford Massachusetts whose primary mission is to provide a common language for describing security vulnerabilities.