# CVE-2022-24047: Auth bypass in Track-It!

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication on BMC Track-It! due to missing authorization checks, gaining unauthorized access to system functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrq6-2chv-2c9r

## What is CVE-2022-24047?

CVE-2022-24047 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in BMC Track-It!, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of BMC Track-It! 20.21.01.102. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the authorization of HTTP requests. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-14618.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24047?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bmc Track-It\!.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BMC Track-It!

- [CVE-2016-6598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6598/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6599/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35002/): BMC Track-It! Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-4872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4872/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-35865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35865/): Missing authorization in Track-It! (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24047 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in BMC Track-It!, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BMC Track-It!. 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-2022-24047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24047/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24047

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24047/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.