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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221
Vulnerability in collabtive (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221)
Summary
vulnerability in collabtive (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221** has been found in collabtive.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade collabtive to **3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "collabtive UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29221 (collabtive) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: `3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in collabtive.
📍 Affected scope
collabtive — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'collabtive' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'collabtive' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `collabtive` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade collabtive to 3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1ステージング環境で 3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
collabtive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
galette
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
smarty3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
postfixadmin
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
smarty3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
postfixadmin
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
smarty3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
smarty3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.39-2ubuntu1.22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
postfixadmin
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.10-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
gosa
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6012-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6550-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29221
- report https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-634x-pc3q-cf4c
- report https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/64ad6442ca1da31cefdab5c9874262b702cccddd
- report https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/3606c4717ed6348e114a610ff1e446048dcd0345
- report https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.45
- report https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.1.1
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29221