CVE-2022-31484 User Account Deletion Unauthenticated

High 7.5 Published 6 Jun 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can delete user accounts via crafted packets, restricting legitimate access to HID Mercury controller web interfaces.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-31484?

CVE-2022-31484 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HID Mercury EP4502, published on 6 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted network packet to delete a user from the web interface. This vulnerability impacts products based on HID Mercury Intelligent Controllers LP1501, LP1502, LP2500, LP4502, and EP4502 which contain firmware versions prior to 1.29. The impact of this vulnerability is that an unauthenticated attacker could restrict access to the web interface to legitimate users and potentially requiring them to use the default user dip switch procedure to gain access back.

Weakness: CWE-425

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31484?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-4420 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X2210 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X2220 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X3300 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X4420 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 S2-Lp-1501 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-31484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp3x-39wm-gj8f.