CVE-2022-43978 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-43978: Limited Authentication bypass due to hardcoded secret

Vendor Artica Pfms
Product Pandora FMS
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published January 27, 2023
Last update March 27, 2025

CVSS base score

5.6/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Pandora FMS v764. The application verifies that the user has a valid session when he is not trying to do a login. Since the secret is static in generatePublicHash function, an attacker with knowledge of a valid session can abuse this in order to pass the authentication check.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 27, 2023 CVE published
March 27, 2025 Record updated