# CVE-2022-37144: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass MFA by brute-forcing TOTP codes, allowing unauthorized access to user accounts on the PlexTrac platform.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m6wx-mxmg-f633

## What is CVE-2022-37144?

CVE-2022-37144 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The PlexTrac platform prior to API version 1.17.0 does not restrict excessive MFA TOTP submission attempts. An unauthenticated remote attacker in possession of a valid username and password can bruteforce their way past MFA protections to login as the targeted user.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Plextrac Plextrac.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37144 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37144 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-2022-37144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.