What is CVE-2022-3287?

CVE-2022-3287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fwupd, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-3287?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3287 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Fwupd

CVE-2022-3287

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fwupd
N/a Fwupd — versions Fixed in version 1.8.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

chnzzh/Redfish-CVE-lib

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3287?: CVE-2022-3287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fwupd, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-3287?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3287 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.