CVE-2022-45782
Published: 01 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-45782 is a high-severity PRNG (CWE-338) vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 40.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-48640
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 5.3.8.5 through 5.3.8.15 and 21.03 through 22.10.1. A cryptographically insecure random generation algorithm for password-reset token generation leads to account takeover.
- 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.
Security associations share details on cryptographically weak PRNGs, helping avoid their implementation in security-critical functions.
Cryptographic key management standards require cryptographically strong PRNGs for key material, blocking use of weak generators.