CVE-2022-32515
Published: 30 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-32515 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Conext Combox Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 49.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-35586
Vulnerability details
A CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could cause brute force attacks to take over the admin account when the product does not implement a rate limit mechanism on the admin authentication form. Affected Products: Conext™…
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ComBox (All Versions)
- 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.