CVE-2022-44020

VirtualBMC: removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."

Se descubrió un problema en OpenStack Sushy-Tools hasta 0.21.0 y VirtualBMC hasta 2.2.2. Cambiar la configuración del dispositivo de arranque con estos paquetes elimina la protección con contraseña del dominio XML libvirt administrado. NOTA: esto sólo afecta a una ""unsupported, production-like configuration"".

A flaw was found in sushy-tools & VirtualBMC, where changing the boot device configuration removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain.

A virtual BMC for controlling virtual machines using IPMI commands.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Complete

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-10-29 CVE Reserved
2022-10-29 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://storyboard.openstack.org/#%21/story/2010382

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/sushy-tools/+/862625	2023-11-07
https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/virtualbmc/+/862620	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GAD7QJIUWPCKJIGYP7PPHH5DILOEONFE	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEQVJF3OQGSDCSQTQQSC54JEGLMSNB4Q	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMSUGS4B6EBRHBJMTRXL5RIKJTZTEMJC	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44020	2022-12-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2142678	2022-12-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Opendev Search vendor "Opendev"		Sushy-tools Search vendor "Opendev" for product "Sushy-tools"				< 0.21.1 Search vendor "Opendev" for product "Sushy-tools" and version " < 0.21.1"		openstack		Affected
Opendev Search vendor "Opendev"		Virtualbmc Search vendor "Opendev" for product "Virtualbmc"				< 3.0.0 Search vendor "Opendev" for product "Virtualbmc" and version " < 3.0.0"		openstack		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"		-		Affected