# CVE-2022-24083: Auth bypass in Pega Infinity

> Attackers can bypass local authentication checks to gain unauthorized access to Pega Infinity local accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmvp-c8vr-hx2j

## What is CVE-2022-24083?

CVE-2022-24083 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Infinity, published on 25 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Password authentication bypass vulnerability for local accounts can be used to bypass local authentication checks.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24083?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pega Infinity.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24083?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24083 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pegasystems Pega Infinity

- [CVE-2022-24082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24082/): Deserialization in Pega Infinity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27651/): Auth bypass in Pega Infinity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10094/): Code injection in Pega Infinity (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-27654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27654/): Auth bypass in Pega Infinity (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-27653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27653/): Misconfiguration in Pega Infinity (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24083 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24083 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Infinity, published on 25 Jul 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-2022-24083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pegasystems Pega Infinity. 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-2022-24083/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24083/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24083
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24083
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24083

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24083/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.