# CVE-2022-31234: Security feature bypass in PowerStore

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication attempt limits to brute-force passwords and potentially take over accounts in Dell PowerStore Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 20 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mgwj-c8f2-v7qx

## What is CVE-2022-31234?

CVE-2022-31234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 20 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC PowerStore, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability in PowerStore Manager GUI. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to password brute-forcing. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31234?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Dell Emc Powerstore 1200t Firmware, Dell Emc Powerstore 3200t Firmware, Dell Emc Powerstore 500t Firmware, Dell Emc Powerstore 5200t Firmware, Dell Emc Powerstore 9200t Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStore

- [CVE-2022-33923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33923/): Command injection in PowerStore (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-22555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22555/): Command injection in PowerStore (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 20 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-2022-31234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerStore. 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-2022-31234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.