# CVE-2022-42735: Privilege escalation in Apache ShenYu

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42735-privilege-escalation-in-apache-shenyu  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-42735 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-02-15

Privilege escalation in Apache ShenYu

Technologies: [org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-shenyu-shenyu-admin). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-42735 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-42735 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-42735?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-42735?** Yes. org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-42735?** Check whether you run org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin to 2.5.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-42735
- GHSA-vf8h-2wwj-jq22

## Related threats

- [Apache Shenyu Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25753-apache-shenyu-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability)
- [Improper Authentication in Apache ShenYu Admin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-37580-improper-authentication-in-apache-shenyu-admin)