CVE-2022-33172 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33172 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-33172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-33172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33172/index.md)
Attackers can bypass User Presence protection in de.fac2 when malware is present on the victim's PC, undermining security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-33172?
CVE-2022-33172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
de.fac2 1.34 allows bypassing the User Presence protection mechanism when there is malware on the victim's PC.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bund De.fac2.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-33172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px5v-c4gg-m3mg.