Weak Encryption in Brocade SANnav Application Exposes Passwords
CVE-2022-28164

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Broadcom
Status
Brocade Sannav
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 May 2022

What is CVE-2022-28164?

The Brocade SANnav application, prior to version 2.2.0, implements the Blowfish symmetric encryption algorithm for storing passwords. This design choice poses a security risk, as an authenticated attacker could potentially employ decryption techniques to access and misuse stored account passwords, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of users' data.

Affected Version(s)

Brocade SANNav Brocade SANNav before 2.2.0

References

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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