CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-28169

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Brocade Webtools in Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS versions v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, and v8.2.3c could allow a low privilege webtools, user, to gain elevated admin rights, or privileges, beyond what is intended or entitled for that user. By exploiting this vulnerability, a user whose role is not an admin can create a new user with an admin role using the operator session id. The issue was replicated after intercepting the admin, and operator authorization headers sent unencrypted and editing a user addition request to use the operator's authorization header.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available
fabric operating systemNVD
Affected:>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.1Fixed in:9.1.1CVE-2022-28169derived from NVD

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 ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days
49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2017-12635Critical9.8100%-Fix
CVE-2022-24637Critical9.899%-Fix
CVE-2017-5689Critical9.892%KEVFix
CVE-2020-3243Critical9.888%--
CVE-2024-21888High8.887%--
CVE-2022-0441Critical9.885%-Fix
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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 2025-05-09.