CVE-2022-22557 Information disclosure in PowerStore

High 7.5 Published Updated

A locally authenticated attacker can disclose user credentials stored in plain text, potentially leading to unauthorized access with compromised account privileges.

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

What is CVE-2022-22557?

CVE-2022-22557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 2 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PowerStore contains Plain-Text Password Storage Vulnerability in PowerStore X & T environments running versions 2.0.0.x and 2.0.1.x A locally authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-256

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22557?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerstoreos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22557?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-22557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xfxv-hqvj-fpfc.

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