# CVE-2022-2457: Security feature bypass in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7

> Attackers can brute force login attempts on the Administration Console due to missing rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 9 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f6j2-46v4-qxj3

## What is CVE-2022-2457?

CVE-2022-2457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7, published on 9 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7 where an attacker can benefit from a brute force attack against Administration Console as the application does not limit the number of unsuccessful login attempts.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2457?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Process Automation Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2457 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2457 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7

- [CVE-2022-2458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2458/): XML external entity injection(XXE) is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-58713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58713/): Rhpam: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2457 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7, published on 9 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2457 exists.

Affected product: Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7. 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-2022-2457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2457/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2457
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2457
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2457

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2457/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.