Enhancing information security
Release Date:Nov 22, 2022
IT Security Center
The vulnerability countermeasure information database JVN iPedia 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 (footnote 1), a vulnerability information portal run by JPCERT/CC and IPA, and 3) NVD (footnote 2), a vulnerability database run by NIST (footnote 3). JVN iPedia has been making vulnerability information available to the public since April 25, 2007.
The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2022 (July 1 to September 30, 2022) is shown in the table below. As of the end of September 2022, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 148,266 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).
As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,483 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.
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Information Source
|
Registered Cases
|
Cumulative Cases
|
---|---|---|---|
Japanese Version
|
Domestic Product Developers
|
2 cases
|
266 cases
|
JVN
|
305 cases
|
11,654 cases
|
|
NVD
|
4,152 cases
|
136,346 cases
|
|
Total
|
4,459 cases
|
148,266 cases
|
|
English Version
|
Domestic Product Developers
|
2 cases
|
261 cases
|
JVN
|
34 cases
|
2,222 cases
|
|
Total
|
36 cases
|
2,483 cases
|
Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2022, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.
The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 1st quarter is CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 678 cases, followed by CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) with 336, CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) with 192, CWE-89 (SQL Injection) with 169, CWE-22 (Path Traversal) with 120. 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"" (footnote 4), "How to Secure Your Website" (footnote 5), "Secure Programming Guide" (footnote 6) and "AppGoat" (footnote 7), a hands-on venerability learning tool, for website developers and operators to build secure websites.
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, 19.1 percent are “Level 3” (7.0 - 10.0), 64.7 percent are “Level 2” (4.0 – 6.9) and 16.2 percent are “Level 1” (0.0 – 3.9). This means 83.8 percent of all vulnerabilities registered are Level 2 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, 11.5 percent are “Critical” (9.0 – 10.0), 42.4 percent are “High” (7.0 – 8.9), 43.6 percent are “Medium” (4.0 – 6.9) and 2.4 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 (footnote 8) as well.
Figure 2-4 shows the yearly change in the type of software reported with vulnerability. Application vulnerabilities have been published most, accounting for 73.8 percent (7,793 out of 10,564) 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 September 2022, the total of 3,747 ICS vulnerabilities have been registered.
Table 2-1 lists the top 20 software whose vulnerabilities were most registered to JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter (July to September) of 2022.
In this quarter, the most registered products were Qualcomm products which continued from previous quarter, with 680 cases. This is due to the registration of vulnerability information for multiple Qualcomm products which was published in 2021. In addition, OS products of Apple, Microsoft, etc. ranked from 2nd to 20th.
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 (footnote 9).
Rank
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Category
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Product Name (Vendor)
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Number of
Vulnerabilities Registered |
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1
|
Firmware
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Qualcomm component (Qualcomm)
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680
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2
|
OS
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macOS (Apple)
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276
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3
|
OS
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iOS (Apple)
|
248
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4
|
OS
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Apple Mac OS X (Apple)
|
228
|
5
|
OS
|
iPadOS (Apple)
|
224
|
6
|
OS
|
Fedora (Fedora Project)
|
200
|
7
|
OS
|
Debian GNU/Linux (Debian)
|
188
|
8
|
OS
|
watchOS (Apple)
|
170
|
9
|
OS
|
tvOS (Apple)
|
166
|
10
|
OS
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (Microsoft)
|
128
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11
|
OS
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Microsoft)
|
125
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12
|
OS
|
Android (Google)
|
121
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13
|
OS
|
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft)
|
120
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14
|
OS
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft)
|
118
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15
|
OS
|
Microsoft Windows 11 (Microsoft)
|
116
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16
|
OS
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft)
|
95
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17
|
OS
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
|
89
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18
|
OS
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Microsoft)
|
88
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19
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OS
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Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 (Microsoft)
|
85
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20
|
OS
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Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft)
|
84
|
Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability countermeasure information in JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2022 (July to September).
In this quarter, all the ranked vulnerability countermeasure information in top 20 was published in 2022. In addition, 13 of the top 20 were vulnerabilities related to Microsoft products.
Rating Scale
Note 1) CVSSv2 Severity Rating Scale
Note 2) CVSSv3 Severity Rating Scale
2.6
6.1
2022/7/4
6,617
5.5
Medium
5.4
2022/7/4
5,932
Level III (High)
9.3
High
8.6
2022/7/8
5,620
Level III (High)
7.5
High
7.3
2022/7/12
5,615
Level III (High)
10.0
Critical
9.8
2022/6/30
5,589
6.8
8.8
2022/6/30
5,282
-
Medium
6.6
2022/7/14
5,256
Level II (Medium)
5.0
High
7.5
2022/6/30
5,251
Level III (High)
7.1
Medium
5.5
2022/6/30
5,249
Level II (Medium)
5.8
High
8.8
2022/6/29
5,202
2.1
5.3
2022/6/30
5,198
5.1
High
7.5
2022/6/30
5,157
Level III (High)
7.2
High
7.8
2022/6/30
5,157
Level II (Medium)
5.1
High
7.5
2022/6/30
5,150
Level II (Medium)
6.0
High
7.5
2022/6/30
5,140
4.4
7.0
2022/6/30
5,132
Level II (Medium)
6.8
High
8.1
2022/6/30
5,125
Level II (Medium)
6.0
High
8.1
2022/6/30
5,122
Level II (Medium)
6.5
High
8.8
2022/6/30
5,082
Level III (High)
7.5
Critical
9.8
2022/7/1
5,065
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 [Jul. - Sep. 2022]
2022/8/1
3,657
-
2022/2/8
3,516
-
-
2022/3/7
3,430
-
-
2022/3/7
3,402
-
-
2021/11/22
3,366
(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.
(2) National Vulnerability Database: A vulnerability database operated by NIST.
(3) National Institute of Standards and Technology: A U.S federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards and technology.
(4) Vulnerability Countermeasure Guide for Software Developers (in Japanese only )
(5) How to Secure Your Websites (latest version in Japanese only )
(6) Secure Programming Guide (in Japanese only)
(7) AppGoat (in Japanese only)
(8) IPA Data Feeds (in Japanese only)
(9) IPA Technical Watch - Daily Practice Guide (in Japanese only): Tips on Vulnerability Management
The guide gives tips on how to efficiently and efficiently collect and leverage vulnerability information.
IT Security Center,
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