CVE-2022-40084
Published: 20 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-40084 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Opencrx Opencrx. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 46.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-7113
Vulnerability details
OpenCRX before v5.2.2 was discovered to be vulnerable to password enumeration due to the difference in error messages received during a password reset which could enable an attacker to determine if a username, email or ID is valid.
- 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.