Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Hills ComNav - CVE-2022-26519
Published: April 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62440
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26519
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Carrier
Affected software:
Hills ComNav
Hills ComNav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to no limit to the number of attempts to authenticate for the local configuration pages. A local user can perform a brute-force attack and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26519
Install updates from vendor's website.