CVE-2022-23348Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Password recovery via weak MD5 hashes

Published Mar 21, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Weak password hashing in BigAnt Software BigAnt Server 5.6.06 allows remote attackers to recover account passwords from exposed MD5 hashes. The server stores Service Admin, Super Admin, and user credentials in readily crackable MD5 form rather than using a computationally expensive password-hashing scheme. The published exploit requires no authentication to retrieve the Service Admin hash or SQL logs containing account hashes, enabling offline recovery of reusable passwords.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability3.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password hashing in BigAnt Software BigAnt Server 5.6.06 allows remote attackers to recover account passwords from exposed MD5 hashes. The server stores Service Admin, Super Admin, and user credentials in readily crackable MD5 form rather than using a computationally expensive password-hashing scheme. The published exploit requires no authentication to retrieve the Service Admin hash or SQL logs containing account hashes, enabling offline recovery of reusable passwords.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23348
Published
Mar 21, 2022
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-916, CAPEC-55, T1110.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
CAPEC-55Rainbow Table Password Cracking
T1110.002Brute Force: Password Cracking

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