# CVE-2022-28168: Information disclosure in Brocade SANnav

> An attacker with log file access can decode Base64-encoded SCP server passwords, exposing sensitive credentials in Brocade SANnav.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 27 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4cf-f39j-p3gv

## What is CVE-2022-28168?

CVE-2022-28168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade SANnav, published on 27 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Brocade SANnav before Brocade SANnav v2.2.0.2 and Brocade SANnav2.1.1.8, encoded scp-server passwords are stored using Base64 encoding, which could allow an attacker able to access log files to easily decode the passwords.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Sannav.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Brocade SANnav

- [CVE-2022-2068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2068/): The c_rehash script allows command injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28163/): SQL injection in Brocade SANNav (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-15377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15377/): Server-side request forgery in Brocade SANnav (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28165/): Missing authorization in Brocade SANNav (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-12772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12772/): Plaintext Switch admin login password is seen in Brocade SANnav support save (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade SANnav, published on 27 Jun 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-2022-28168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Brocade SANnav. 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-2022-28168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28168

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28168/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.