ForgeRock Access Management 7.x Improper Authorization

critical Nessus Plugin ID 174523

Synopsis

ForgeRock Access Management is affected by an improper authorization vulnerability.

Description

The version of ForgeRock Access Management detected on the remote host is affected by an improper authorization vulnerabilty which can lead to authentication bypass, user account impersonation and account takeover. (CVE-2022-3748)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to ForgeRock Access Management version 7.2.1, 7.3 or later, or apply a patch or workaround.

See Also

https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/kb/article/a34332318

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 174523

File Name: forgerock_openam_7_3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/20/2023

Updated: 3/29/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3748

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:forgerock:access_management, cpe:/a:forgerock:openam

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ForgeRock Access Management, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3748

IAVA: 2023-A-0217-S