Improper Authentication in Defender Security, Monitoring, and Hack Protection - CVE-2022-44581
Published: December 1, 2022 / Updated: December 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69780
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44581
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain admin access to the website.
Affected software
Defender Security, Monitoring, and Hack Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44581
Install updates from vendor's website.
Defender Security, Monitoring, and Hack Protection - update to 3.3.3