CVE-2022-2457
Published: 10 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2457 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Redhat Process Automation Manager. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34718
Vulnerability details
A flaw was found in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7 where an attacker can benefit from a brute force attack against Administration Console as the application does not limit the number of unsuccessful login attempts.
- 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.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.