Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2022 2nd Quarter (Apr. - Jun.)]

1. 2022 2nd Quarter: Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status

The vulnerability countermeasure information database JVN iPedia (https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/) is endeavoring to become a comprehensive vulnerability database where vulnerability information is aggregated for easy access for IT users. JVN iPedia collects and/or translates the vulnerability information published by 1) domestic software developers, 2) JVN (*1), a vulnerability information portal run by JPCERT/CC and IPA, and 3) NVD (*2), a vulnerability database run by NIST (*3). JVN iPedia has been making vulnerability information available to the public since April 25, 2007.

1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered in 2022/2Q

~ JVN iPedia now stores 143,807 vulnerabilities ~

The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2022 (April 1 to June 30, 2022) is shown in the table below. As of the end of June 2022, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 143,807 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).

As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,447 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered to JVN iPedia during 2nd Quarter of 2022

2. Details on JVN iPedia Registered Data

2-1. Types of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2022, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.

The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 2nd quarter is CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 285 cases, followed by CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) with 103, CWE-89 (SQL Injection) with 91, CWE-416 (Use After Free) with 90, CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) with 84. CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting), the most reported vulnerability type in this quarter, could allow attackers to display false webpages and/or steal information.

Software developers need to make sure to mitigate vulnerability from the planning and design phase of software development. IPA provides tools and guidelines, such as "Vulnerability Countermeasure Guide for Software Developers"" (*4), "How to Secure Your Website" (*5), "Secure Programming Guide" (*6) and "AppGoat" (*7), a hands-on venerability learning tool, for website developers and operators to build secure websites.

2-2. Severity of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-2 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv2 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2022, 19.2 percent are “Level III” (7.0 - 10.0), 64.0 percent are “Level ll” (4.0 – 6.9) and 16.8 percent are “Level I” (0.0 – 3.9). This means 83.2 percent of all vulnerabilities registered are Level II or higher, which are potentially critical enough to cause damage like information exposure or data falsification.

Figure 2-3 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv3 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2022, 11.4 percent are “Critical” (9.0 – 10.0), 42.5 percent are “High” (7.0 – 8.9), 43.4 percent are “Medium” (4.0 – 6.9) and 2.7 percent are “Low” (0.1 – 3.9).

To avoid threats posed by the known vulnerabilities, both product developers and IT users should pay close attention to vulnerability disclosure and update software they use to a fixed version or apply a security patch as soon as possible when they become available. IT users can check vulnerabilities newly published on JVN iPedia in RSS and XML format (*8) as well.

2-3. Types of Software Reported with Vulnerability

Figure 2-4 shows the yearly change in the type of software reported with vulnerability. Application vulnerabilities have been published most, accounting for 76.1 percent (4,644 out of 6,105) of the 2022 total.

Figure 2-5 shows the yearly change in the number of JVN iPedia-stored vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) used in critical infrastructure sectors. As of June 2022, the total of 3,543 ICS vulnerabilities have been registered.

2-4. Products Reported with Vulnerability

 Table 2-1 lists the top 20 software whose vulnerabilities were most registered to JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter (April to June) of 2022.  
In this quarter, the most registered products were Qualcomm products which continued from previous quarter, with 230 cases. This is due to the registration of vulnerability information for multiple Qualcomm products which was published in 2021. In addition, Microsoft Windows products ranked from 2nd to 12th.

Besides those in the top 20 list, JVN iPedia stores and offers vulnerability information about a variety of software. IPA hopes software developers and users will make good use of JVN iPedia to efficiently check vulnerability information and take necessary action in a timely manner (*9).

Table 2-1. Top 20 most registered software products vulnerability countermeasure information in JVN iPedia [Apr. – Jun. 2022]

3. Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information

Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability countermeasure information in JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2022 (April to June).

In this quarter, vulnerability countermeasure information of Spring Framework, which was published on March 31, 2022 and attracted much attention under the name Spring4Shell, ranked first.

In addition, 19 of the top 20 were those published on JVN, a vulnerability countermeasure information portal site.

Rating Scale

Note 1) CVSSv2 Severity Rating Scale

• Level I (Low)
  • CVSS Base Score = 0.0~3.9
• Level II (Medium)
  • CVSS Base Score = 4.0~6.9
• Level III (High)
  • CVSS Base Score = 7.0~10.0

Note 2) CVSSv3 Severity Rating Scale

• Low
  • CVSS Base Score =0.1~3.9
• Medium
  • CVSS Base Score =4.0~6.9
• High
  • CVSS Base Score =7.0~8.9
• Critical
  • CVSS Base Score =9.0~10.0

Table 3-1. Top 20 Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information in JVN iPedia [Apr. – Jun. 2022]

No.1　Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Spring Framework due to improper data binding process JVNDB-2022-001498

• Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Spring Framework due to improper data binding process (in Japanese only)

No.2　Multiple vulnerabilities in Operation management interface of FUJITSU Network IPCOM JVNDB-2022-000030

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Operation management interface of FUJITSU Network IPCOM

No.3　WordPress vulnerable to cross-site scripting JVNDB-2022-000023

• WordPress vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.4　Trend Micro Apex Central and Trend Micro Apex Central as a Service vulnerable to improper check for file contents JVNDB-2022-001494

• Trend Micro Apex Central and Trend Micro Apex Central as a Service vulnerable to improper check for file contents

No5.　Zero-channel BBS Plus vulnerable to cross-site scripting JVNDB-2022-000024

• Zero-channel BBS Plus vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.6　AttacheCase may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries JVNDB-2022-000022

• AttacheCase may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

No.7　Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac vulnerable to privilege escalation JVNDB-2022-001526

• Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac vulnerable to privilege escalation

No.8　Hammock AssetView missing authentication for critical functions JVNDB-2022-000027

• Hammock AssetView missing authentication for critical functions

No.9　Apache HTTP Server vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling (in Japanese only) JVNDB-2022-001479

• Apache HTTP Server vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling (in Japanese only)

No.10　WordPress Plugin "MicroPayments - Paid Author Subscriptions, Content, Downloads, Membership" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery JVNDB-2022-000026

• WordPress Plugin "MicroPayments - Paid Author Subscriptions, Content, Downloads, Membership" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

No.11　Multiple vulnerabilities in KINGSOFT "WPS Office" and "KINGSOFT Internet Security" JVNDB-2022-000021

• Multiple vulnerabilities in KINGSOFT "WPS Office" and "KINGSOFT Internet Security"

No.12　Netcommunity OG410X and OG810X VoIP gateway/Hikari VoIP adapter for business offices vulnerable to OS command injection JVNDB-2022-001477

• Netcommunity OG410X and OG810X VoIP gateway/Hikari VoIP adapter for business offices vulnerable to OS command injection

No.13　Multiple vulnerabilities in CLUSTERPRO X and EXPRESSCLUSTER X JVNDB-2021-000097

• Multiple vulnerabilities in CLUSTERPRO X and EXPRESSCLUSTER X

No.14　Multiple vulnerabilities in pfSense JVNDB-2022-000020

• Multiple vulnerabilities in pfSense

No.15　Multiple vulnerabilities in multiple ELECOM routers JVNDB-2021-004912

• Multiple vulnerabilities in multiple ELECOM routers

No.16　OpenKM vulnerable to cross-site scripting JVNDB-2014-007972

• OpenKM vulnerable to cross-site scripting (in Japanese only)

No.17　i-FILTER vulnerable to improper check for certificate revocation JVNDB-2022-000008

• i-FILTER vulnerable to improper check for certificate revocation

No.18　Multiple vulnerabilities in OMRON CX-Programmer JVNDB-2022-001384

• Multiple vulnerabilities in OMRON CX-Programmer

No.19　UNIVERGE WA Series vulnerable to OS command injection JVNDB-2022-000016

• UNIVERGE WA Series vulnerable to OS command injection

No.20　Multiple vulnerabilities in a-blog cms JVNDB-2022-000014

• Multiple vulnerabilities in a-blog cms

Table 3-2 lists the top 5 most accessed vulnerability information among those reported by domestic product developers.

Table 3-2. Top 5 Most Accessed Vulnerabilities Reported by Domestic Product Developers [Apr. - Jun. 2022]

No.1　File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite　JVNDB-2022-001382

• File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite

No.2　Directory Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint　JVNDB-2022-001383

• Directory Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint

No.3　Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2　JVNDB-2022-001299

• Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2

No.4　Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Hitachi Device Manager　JVNDB-2021-003660

• Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Hitachi Device Manager

No.5　Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor and Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer　JVNDB-2021-002810

• Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor and Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer

Footnotes

1. (*1)
   Japan Vulnerability Notes: A portal for vulnerability countermeasure information including information on vendor response to the reported vulnerabilities and security support. Operated in the collaboration of IPA and JPCERT/CC.

1. (*2)
   National Vulnerability Database: A vulnerability database operated by NIST.

1. (*3)
   National Institute of Standards and Technology: A U.S federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards and technology.

1. (*4)
   Vulnerability Countermeasure Guide for Software Developers (in Japanese only )

1. (*5)
   How to Secure Your Websites (latest version in Japanese only )

1. (*6)
   Secure Programming Guide (in Japanese only)

1. (*7)
   AppGoat (in Japanese only)

1. (*8)
   IPA Data Feeds (in Japanese only)

1. (*9)
   IPA Technical Watch - Daily Practice Guide: Tips on Vulnerability Management The guide gives tips on how to efficiently and efficiently collect and leverage vulnerability information. (in Japanese only)

Past Quarterly Reports

• Quarterly Reports of the JVN iPedia Registration Status