8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-39238
Arvados PAM Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Arvados is an open source platform for managing and analyzing biomedical big data. In versions prior to 2.4.3, when using Portable Authentication Modules (PAM) for user authentication, if a user presented valid credentials but the account is disabled or otherwise not allowed to access the host (such as an expired password), it would still be accepted for access to Arvados. Other authentication methods (LDAP, OpenID Connect) supported by Arvados are not affected by this flaw. This issue is patched in version 2.4.3. Workaround for this issue is to migrate to a different authentication method supported by Arvados, such as LDAP.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2022, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-39238 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Arvados arvados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-39238.

URL Resource
https://github.com/arvados/arvados/security/advisories/GHSA-87jr-xwhg-cxjv Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/arvados/arvados/security/advisories/GHSA-87jr-xwhg-cxjv Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-39238 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/arvados/arvados/security/advisories/GHSA-87jr-xwhg-cxjv
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/arvados/arvados/security/advisories/GHSA-87jr-xwhg-cxjv No Types Assigned https://github.com/arvados/arvados/security/advisories/GHSA-87jr-xwhg-cxjv Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arvados:arvados:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.08%

score

0.16301

percentile

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