# CVE-2022-1065: Multi Factor Authentication Bypass in various versions of Abacus ERP

> Remote attackers can bypass the second factor of authentication in Abacus ERP, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gc8j-wq9j-m4cx

## What is CVE-2022-1065?

CVE-2022-1065 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Abacus ERP, published on 19 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability within the authentication process of Abacus ERP allows a remote attacker to bypass the second authentication factor. This issue affects: Abacus ERP v2022 versions prior to R1 of 2022-01-15; v2021 versions prior to R4 of 2022-01-15; v2020 versions prior to R6 of 2022-01-15; v2019 versions later than R5 (service pack); v2018 versions later than R5 (service pack). This issue does not affect: Abacus ERP v2019 versions prior to R5 of 2020-03-15; v2018 versions prior to R7 of 2020-04-15; v2017 version and prior versions and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-304 (Missing Critical Step in Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1065?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Abacus Abacus Erp 2018, Abacus Abacus Erp 2019, Abacus Abacus Erp 2020, Abacus Abacus Erp 2021, Abacus Abacus Erp 2022.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1065 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1065 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1065 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Abacus ERP, published on 19 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Abacus ERP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1065/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1065/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1065
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1065
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1065

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1065/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.