CVE-2022-3287

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.

CWE-256 CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

fwupdDebian

Fixed in:1.8.5-1CVE-2022-3287

fwupdRocky

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupdRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-develRocky

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-plugin-flashromRocky

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-plugin-flashromRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-plugin-flashrom-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-plugin-flashrom-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-tests-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

fwupd-tests-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8RHSA-2023:7189

Fixed in:0:1.7.8-2.el8_8RHSA-2024:1403

Fixed in:0:1.7.4-3.el8_6RHSA-2024:1106

Fixed in:0:1.8.10-2.el9RHSA-2023:2487

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-3287?

Published advisories record a fix for 15 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2022-3287 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-3287 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.64% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-3287?

CVE-2022-3287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, 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-2022-3287 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fwupd (Debian), fwupd (Rocky), fwupd (Red Hat / RHEL), fwupd-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 11 more. 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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