CVE-2022-23472

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-23472?

Upgrade passeo to 1.0.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-23472 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-23472 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.79% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-23472?

CVE-2022-23472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-23472 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for passeo (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Passeo is an open source python password generator. Versions prior to 1.0.5 rely on the python `random` library for random value selection. The python `random` library warns that it should not be used for security purposes due to its reliance on a non-cryptographically secure random number generator. As a result a motivated attacker may be able to guess generated passwords. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CWE-338

How to fix

Remediation Available

passeoNVD

Affected:< 1.0.5Fixed in:1.0.5CVE-2022-23472derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2008-0166	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-2367	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2024-29868	Critical	9.1	6.0%	-	-
CVE-2024-31497	Medium	5.9	5.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-43799	High	8.6	5.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2008-3280	Medium	5.9	4.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-23472?

Upgrade passeo to 1.0.5 or later.

Is CVE-2022-23472 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-23472 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.79% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-23472?

CVE-2022-23472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-23472 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for passeo (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.