CVE-2022-3217 Weak cryptography in VISAM VBASE
An attacker can capture login traffic and decrypt credentials due to weak XOR obfuscation, leading to unauthorized access.
- 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-2022-3217?
CVE-2022-3217 is a high-severity vulnerability in VISAM VBASE, published on 16 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When logging in to a VBASE runtime project via Web-Remote, the product uses XOR with a static initial key to obfuscate login messages. An unauthenticated remote attacker with the ability to capture a login session can obtain the login credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Visam Vbase.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VISAM VBASE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4324-6326-x24p.