Account takeover via unrestricted password guessing
Published Jul 20, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Improper login-attempt restriction in Dell PowerStore before 3.0.0.0-1732745 allows remote attackers to brute-force GUI passwords. The PowerStore Manager authentication path fails to sufficiently restrict repeated password attempts, although Dell has not disclosed the responsible handler or enforcement logic. No authentication is required to submit guesses; account takeover requires discovery of a weak password, and the system management account is the documented target.
Summary
What happened
Improper login-attempt restriction in Dell PowerStore before 3.0.0.0-1732745 allows remote attackers to brute-force GUI passwords. The PowerStore Manager authentication path fails to sufficiently restrict repeated password attempts, although Dell has not disclosed the responsible handler or enforcement logic. No authentication is required to submit guesses; account takeover requires discovery of a weak password, and the system management account is the documented target.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-31234
- Published
- Jul 20, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- PowerStore
- Classifications
- CWE-307, T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <v3.0.0.0
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