CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-2457

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Aug 10, 2022 | Modified: Aug 16, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A flaw was found in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7 where an attacker can benefit from a brute force attack against Administration Console as the application does not limit the number of unsuccessful login attempts.

Weakness

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Process_automation_manager Redhat * *

Potential Mitigations

  • Common protection mechanisms include:

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.

  • Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

References