CVE-2022-0027
Published: 11 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0027 is a medium-severity Improper Authorization (CWE-285) vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xsoar. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 35.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15248
Vulnerability details
An improper authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Network Cortex XSOAR software enables authenticated users in non-Read-Only groups to generate an email report that contains summary information about all incidents in the Cortex XSOAR instance, including incidents to which the user…
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does not have access. This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XSOAR 6.1; All versions of Cortex XSOAR 6.2; All versions of Cortex XSOAR 6.5; Cortex XSOAR 6.6 versions earlier than Cortex XSOAR 6.6.0 build 6.6.0.2585049.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Documented procedures facilitate correct implementation and ongoing management of authorization decisions.
Periodic reviews identify and correct flaws in authorization decisions or enforcement.
The control's documentation requirement reduces improper authorization by ensuring only mission-justified actions bypass authentication.
Establishing permitted attributes and values, plus auditing changes, ensures authorization decisions are based on correctly managed policy data.
Explicitly mandates authorizing remote access types before permitting connections, directly mitigating improper authorization.
The control explicitly requires authorization of each wireless access type prior to permitting connections.
Mandating explicit authorization of mobile device connections reduces the risk of improper authorization decisions for system access.
Specifying access authorizations for each account and requiring approvals for account requests enforces proper authorization decisions.