Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2022 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2022-31257

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 (All versions < V7.23.31), Mendix Applications using Mendix 8 (All versions < V8.18.18), Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (All versions < V9.14.0), Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (V9.12) (All versions < V9.12.2), Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (V9.6) (All versions < V9.6.12). In case of access to an active user session in an application that is built with an affected version, it’s possible to change that user’s password bypassing password validations within a Mendix application. This could allow to set weak passwords.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 All versions < V7.23.31
Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 8 All versions < V8.18.18
Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 All versions < V9.14.0
Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (V9.12) All versions < V9.12.2
Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (V9.6) All versions < V9.6.12

Weakness: CWE-284

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