CVE-2022-35898 Auth bypass in n/a
Authenticated users can change any other user's password, including administrators, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation.
- 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-2022-35898?
CVE-2022-35898 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenText BizManager before 16.6.0.1 does not perform proper validation during the change-password operation. This allows any authenticated user to change the password of any other user, including the Administrator account.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opentext Bizmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35898 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-2022-35898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q8p-c2mj-7c5v.