CVE-2022-32515 Auth bypass in Conext™ ComBox

High 8.6 Published 30 Jan 2023 Updated 5 Feb 2025

Attackers can brute force the admin account due to missing rate limiting on the authentication form, leading to account takeover.

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-2022-32515?

CVE-2022-32515 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric Conext™ ComBox, published on 30 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could cause brute force attacks to take over the admin account when the product does not implement a rate limit mechanism on the admin authentication form. Affected Products: Conext™ ComBox (All Versions)

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32515?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Schneider-Electric Conext Combox Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-32515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-339h-hwgh-x2jc.