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CVE-2022-45608

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 0.91%

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CVE-2022-45608 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in ThingsBoard 3.4.1, allows low privileged attackers (CUSTOMER_USER) to gain escalated privileges (vertically) and become an Administrator (TENANT_ADMIN) or (SYS_ADMIN) on the web application. It is important to note that in order to accomplish this, the attacker must know the corresponding API's parameter (authority : value).. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in ThingsBoard 3.4.1, allows low privileged attackers (CUSTOMER_USER) to gain escalated privileges (vertically) and become an Administrator (TENANT_ADMIN) or (SYS_ADMIN) on the web application. It is important to note that in order to accomplish this, the attacker must know the corresponding API's parameter (authority : value).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.91%

55.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ThingsboardThingsboard3.4.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-45608?
An issue was discovered in ThingsBoard 3.4.1, allows low privileged attackers (CUSTOMER_USER) to gain escalated privileges (vertically) and become an Administrator (TENANT_ADMIN) or (SYS_ADMIN) on the web application. It is important to note that in order to accomplish this, the attacker must know the corresponding API's parameter (authority : value).
How severe is CVE-2022-45608?
CVE-2022-45608 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45608?
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Source: NVD / NIST