Private-key exfiltration via unchecked gateway signatures
Published Feb 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Improper verification of cryptographic signatures in October CMS before 1.0.475 or 1.1.11 allows remote authenticated users to exfiltrate private keys. Gateway responses are accepted without validating the server signature, so a non-authoritative gateway can supply responses that cause key material to be sent out. Exploitation requires an authenticated installation workflow that reaches the gateway and user interaction; impact is confidentiality loss without reported integrity or availability effects.
Summary
What happened
Improper verification of cryptographic signatures in October CMS before 1.0.475 or 1.1.11 allows remote authenticated users to exfiltrate private keys. Gateway responses are accepted without validating the server signature, so a non-authoritative gateway can supply responses that cause key material to be sent out. Exploitation requires an authenticated installation workflow that reaches the gateway and user interaction; impact is confidentiality loss without reported integrity or availability effects.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-23655
- Published
- Feb 23, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- October CMS
- Product
- October CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-347, T1552.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.0.475
- Affected versionversion=>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.11
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