CVE-2022-22553 Security feature bypass in AppSync
An adjacent attacker can bypass authentication attempt restrictions to brute-force passwords, potentially leading to account takeover if weak credentials are used.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22553?
CVE-2022-22553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell AppSync, published on 21 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3 contain an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability that can be exploited from UI and CLI. An adjacent unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to password brute-forcing. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Appsync.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell AppSync
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvx9-f55c-65h5.