What is CVE-2022-35898?

CVE-2022-35898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opentext Bizmanager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-35898?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Opentext Bizmanager

CVE-2022-35898

OpenText BizManager before 16.6.0.1 does not perform proper validation during the change-password operation. This allows any authenticated user to change the password of any other user, including the Administrator account.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opentext Bizmanager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35898?: CVE-2022-35898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opentext Bizmanager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-35898?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.