CVE-2022-22551 Auth bypass in AppSync

High 8.3 Published Updated

An adjacent unauthenticated attacker can hijack victim sessions in Dell EMC AppSync by exploiting sensitive query strings in GET requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22551?

CVE-2022-22551 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

DELL EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3 use GET request method with sensitive query strings. An Adjacent, unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, and hijack the victim session.

Weakness: CWE-384, CWE-598

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22551?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Appsync.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-22551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x6f9-ggpf-g22c.

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