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medium 6.5

CVE-2022-3287 json

When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without…

published 2022-09-28 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-42683

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.

Patch / fix

  • fwupd fwupd 1.8.5
  • fwupd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3287

  • fwupd RHEL 8 1.7.8-2.el8
  • fwupd RHEL 9 1.8.10-2.el9
  • fwupd-plugin-flashrom RHEL 9 1.8.10-2.el9
  • fwupd RHEL 8.8 EUS 1.7.8-2.el8_8
  • fwupd RHEL 8.6 EUS 1.7.4-3.el8_6

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:1403RHSA-2024:1106RHSA-2023:7189RHSA-2023:2487

  • fwupd openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.6-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12438-1

  • fwupd AlmaLinux 8 1.7.8-2.el8
  • fwupd AlmaLinux 9 1.8.10-2.el9.alma
  • fwupd-plugin-flashrom AlmaLinux 9 1.8.10-2.el9.alma

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:7189ALSA-2023:2487

  • fwupd Rocky Linux 8 1.7.8-2.el8.rocky.0.1

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2023:7189

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-3287 updated cvss 5.5

fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) fwupd-devel 1.7.8-2.el8, fwupd-debuginfo 1.7.8-2.el8, fwupd-debugsource 1.7.8-2.el8, fwupd-tests-debuginfo 1.7.8-2.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7189
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) fwupd-devel 1.7.4-3.el8_6, fwupd-debuginfo 1.7.4-3.el8_6, fwupd-debugsource 1.7.4-3.el8_6, fwupd-tests-debuginfo 1.7.4-3.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1106
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) fwupd-devel 1.7.8-2.el8_8, fwupd-debuginfo 1.7.8-2.el8_8, fwupd-debugsource 1.7.8-2.el8_8, fwupd-tests-debuginfo 1.7.8-2.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1403
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) fwupd-plugin-flashrom 1.8.10-2.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2487
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) fwupd 1.7.8-2.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7189
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) fwupd 1.8.10-2.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2487
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) fwupd 1.7.4-3.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1106
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) fwupd 1.7.8-2.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1403
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) fwupd-devel 1.8.10-2.el9, fwupd-debuginfo 1.8.10-2.el9, fwupd-debugsource 1.8.10-2.el9, fwupd-tests-debuginfo 1.8.10-2.el9, fwupd-plugin-flashrom-debuginfo 1.8.10-2.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2487
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 fwupd
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
17 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a fwupd

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
  • CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

Sources

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