CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-29098

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Jun 01, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.0.x through 9.3.0.x, contain a weak password requirement vulnerability. An administrator may create an account with no password. A remote attacker may potentially exploit this leading to a user account compromise.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.0.0 (including) 9.0.0 (including)
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.1.0 (including) 9.1.0 (including)
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.1.1 (including) 9.1.1 (including)
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.2.0 (including) 9.2.0 (including)
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.2.1 (including) 9.2.1 (including)
Powerscale_onefs Dell 9.3.0 (including) 9.3.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References