CVE-2022-39228 Observable Response Discrepancy in vantage6
Attackers can enumerate valid usernames by observing response discrepancies and account lockout behavior in vantage6.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-39228?
CVE-2022-39228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in vantage6, published on 1 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vantage6 is a privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure for secure insight exchange. vantage6 does not inform the user of wrong username/password combination if the username actually exists. This is an attempt to prevent bots from obtaining usernames. However, if a wrong password is entered a number of times, the user account is blocked temporarily. This issue has been fixed in version 3.8.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39228?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including vantage6. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
vantage6 PyPI | All versions | 3.8.0 |
vantage6 PyPI | All versions | 3.8.0 |
vantage6 PyPI | From 3.3.3 | 3.8.0 |
Products include Vantage6 Vantage6.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39228?
Upgrade vantage6 to 3.8.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-39228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in vantage6
- CVE-2024-21649 Remote code execution
- CVE-2023-23929 Refresh tokens do not expire in Vantage6
- CVE-2023-47631 vantage6 Node accepts non-whitelisted algorithms from malicious server
- CVE-2024-21653 vantage6 insecure SSH configuration for node and server containers
- CVE-2023-22738 Improper Preservation of Permissions in vantage6
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36gx-9q6h-g429, PYSEC-2023-52.