CVE-2022-38491
Published: 10 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-38491 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Easyvista Service Manager. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 43.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-41074
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in EasyVista 2020.2.125.3 and 2022.1.109.0.03. Part of the application does not implement protection against brute-force attacks. Version 2022.1.133.0 corrects this issue.
- 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.