Critical severity · published Jan 21, 2022
CVE-2022-22553
Dell EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3 contain an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability that can be exploited from UI and CLI
9.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3 contain an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability that can be exploited from UI and CLI. An adjacent unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to password brute-forcing. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
AppSync · Dell
before 4.4 · source: vendor
EA
Emc Appsync · Dell
before 4.4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22553
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22553
Patch
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000195377
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