Vulnerability · Published Jan 21, 2022 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2022-22553

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in AppSync from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	AppSync	unspecified – before 4.4

Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000195377 x_refsource_MISC