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CVE-2022-43978

Limited Authentication bypass due to hardcoded secret

Published: Jan 27, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
5.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Pandora FMS v764. The application verifies that the user has a valid session when he is not trying to do a login. Since the secret is static in generatePublicHash function, an attacker with knowledge of a valid session can abuse this in order to pass the authentication check.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:HUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287CWE-798

Affected Products

pandora fmspandorafms
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Pandora FMSArtica PFMS
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
pandorafmscommercialEnterprise Softwareaka artica pandora fms, pandora flexible monitoring system, pandora fms
artica pfmscommercialEnterprise Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

https://pandorafms.com/en/security/common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures/
pandorafms.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 27, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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