CVE-2023-22844 Auth bypass in MilesightVPN

High 7.3 Published Updated

An attacker can bypass authentication in Milesight VPN by sending a specially-crafted network request to the verifyToken functionality.

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-2023-22844?

CVE-2023-22844 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in MilesightVPN, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the requestHandlers.js verifyToken functionality of Milesight VPN v2.0.2. A specially-crafted network request can lead to authentication bypass. An attacker can send a network request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Milesight Milesightvpn.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22844 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-2023-22844 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22844 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pxr7-xfv3-mwhv.

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