Weak password requirements in Password Policy - CVE-2022-35931
Published: September 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66902
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35931
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the generated passwords are not fully validated by HIBPValidator. A remote attacker can cause the random password generator to generate common passwords the validator itself would block.
Affected software
Password Policy
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35931
Install updates from vendor's website.
Password Policy - addressed in versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, 24.0.3