CVE-2022-34530
Published: 01 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-34530 is a medium-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability in Backdropcms Backdrop Cms. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 42.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-37483
Vulnerability details
An issue in the login and reset password functionality of Backdrop CMS v1.22.0 allows attackers to enumerate usernames via password reset requests and distinct responses returned based on usernames.
- 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.
Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.