CVE-2022-32273
Published: 08 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-32273 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Opswat Metadefender. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 36.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-53470
Vulnerability details
As a result of an observable discrepancy in returned messages, OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (MDCore) before 5.1.2 could allow an authenticated user to enumerate filenames on the server.
- 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.
Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.
Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.
Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.