CVE-2022-22789 Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account Take Over
Attackers can take over user accounts by modifying the cleartext username and obfuscated password file stored in the application directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22789?
CVE-2022-22789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charactell FormStorm Enterprise, published on 25 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account takeover – An attacker can modify (add, remove and update) passwords file for all the users. The xx_users.ini file in the FormStorm folder contains usernames in cleartext and an obfuscated password. Malicious user can take over an account by replacing existing password in the file.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Charactell Formstorm.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f94-wghq-3rp7.