CVE-2022-43978 (GCVE-0-2022-43978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-27 20:23
VLAI?
Title
Limited Authentication bypass due to hardcoded secret
Summary
There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Pandora FMS v764. The application verifies that the user has a valid session when he is not trying to do a login. Since the secret is static in generatePublicHash function, an attacker with knowledge of a valid session can abuse this in order to pass the authentication check.
Severity ?
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Artica PFMS Pandora FMS Affected: v764 , ≤ v764 (custom)
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