MobaXterm up to 22.0 SFTP Connection hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MobaXterm up to 22.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SFTP Connection Handler. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-38337. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MobaXterm up to 22.0 (Windowing System Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component SFTP Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid login attempt which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2022. The advisory is shared at docs.ssh-mitm.at. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-38337 since 08/15/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1078.001 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 22.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MobaXterm 22.1

Timelineinfo

08/15/2022 🔍
12/06/2022 +113 days 🔍
12/06/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/26/2022 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.ssh-mitm.at
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214857

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2022 09:35
Updated: 12/26/2022 14:37
Changes: 12/06/2022 09:35 (39), 12/26/2022 14:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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