VDB-205283 · CVE-2022-2553 · Nessus 276203

Booth Authfile Directive improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Booth. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authfile Directive. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-2553. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Booth (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Authfile Directive. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The authfile directive in the booth config file is ignored, preventing use of authentication in communications from node to node. As a result, nodes that do not have the correct authentication key are not prevented from communicating with other nodes in the cluster.

The weakness was presented 07/29/2022 as 35bf0b7b048d715f671eb68974fb6b4af6528c67. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2553 since 07/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276203 (TencentOS Server 3: booth (TSSA-2022:0232)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 35bf0b7b048d715f671eb68974fb6b4af6528c67 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (276203). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Booth

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276203
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: booth (TSSA-2022:0232)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: 35bf0b7b048d715f671eb68974fb6b4af6528c67

Timelineinfo

07/27/2022 🔍
07/29/2022 +2 days 🔍
07/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2025 +1214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 35bf0b7b048d715f671eb68974fb6b4af6528c67
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205283

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2022 07:42
Updated: 11/24/2025 06:38
Changes: 07/29/2022 07:42 (40), 08/28/2022 13:28 (11), 11/24/2025 06:38 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:730:103

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