VDB-227803 · CVE-2022-35898 · EUVD-2022-38771

OpenText BizManager up to 16.6.0.0 password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in OpenText BizManager up to 16.6.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes password recovery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-35898. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenText BizManager up to 16.6.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at businessnetwork.opentext.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-35898 since 07/15/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 16.6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-38771). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

OpenText

Name

BizManager

Version

16.6.0

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: BizManager 16.6.0.1

Timelineinfo

07/15/2022 🔍
05/02/2023 +291 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2026 +1141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: businessnetwork.opentext.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227803
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2023 06:55
Updated: 06/16/2026 16:52
Changes: 05/02/2023 06:55 (38), 05/24/2023 14:12 (11), 01/30/2025 19:16 (26), 06/16/2026 16:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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