What is CVE-2022-24255?

CVE-2022-24255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extensis Portfolio, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-24255?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24255 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Extensis Portfolio

CVE-2022-24255

Extensis Portfolio v4.0 was discovered to contain hardcoded credentials which allows attackers to gain administrator privileges.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Extensis Portfolio — versions 4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Zierax/R-Meth

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24255?: CVE-2022-24255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extensis Portfolio, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-24255?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24255 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.