CVE DATABASE / CVE-2022-24112
CVE-2022-24112
Apache APISIX Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-08-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-09-15.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
An attacker can abuse the batch-requests plugin to send requests to bypass the IP restriction of Admin API. A default configuration of Apache APISIX (with default API key) is vulnerable to remote code execution. When the admin key was changed or the port of Admin API was changed to a port different from the data panel, the impact is lower. But there is still a risk to bypass the IP restriction of Apache APISIX's data panel. There is a check in the batch-requests plugin which overrides the client IP with its real remote IP. But due to a bug in the code, this check can be bypassed.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166228/Apache-APISIX-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166328/Apache-APISIX-2.12.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/11/3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lcdqywz8zy94mdysk7p3gfdgn51jmt94
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-24112
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.