What is CVE-2022-22789?

CVE-2022-22789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charactell Formstorm, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-22789?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Charactell Formstorm

CVE-2022-22789

Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account takeover – An attacker can modify (add, remove and update) passwords file for all the users. The xx_users.ini file in the FormStorm folder contains usernames in cleartext and an obfuscated password. Malicious user can take over an account by replacing existing password in the file.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Charactell Formstorm — versions 9.00.065
Charactell Formstorm Enterprise — versions FormStorm Enterprise version 9.00.065 9.00.065

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

cna@cyber.gov.il (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22789?: CVE-2022-22789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charactell Formstorm, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-22789?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.