CVE-2022-38337

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html	Third Party Advisory
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html	Third Party Advisory
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html - Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html - Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-06 00:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-38337

Mitre link : CVE-2022-38337

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-38337

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mobatek

mobaxterm

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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