CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-29098

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Jun 01, 2022 | Modified: Jun 08, 2022
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, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

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