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CVE-2022-1065 — A vulnerability within the authentication process of Abacus ERP allows a remote attacker to bypass the second authentication factor

High CVSS 9

A vulnerability within the authentication process of Abacus ERP allows a remote attacker to bypass the second authentication factor. This issue affects: Abacus ERP v2022 versions prior to R1 of 2022-01-15; v2021 versions prior to R4 of 2022-01-15; v2020 versions prior to R6 of 2022-01-15; v2019 versions later than R5 (service pack); v2018 versions later than R5 (service pack). This issue does not affect: Abacus ERP v2019 versions prior to R5 of 2020-03-15; v2018 versions prior to R7 of 2020-04-15; v2017 version and prior versions and prior versions.

Severity
High
CVSS
9 (2.0)
Published
2022-04-19
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-304, CWE-287

Affected products

  • abacus / abacus_erp_2018
  • abacus / abacus_erp_2019
  • abacus / abacus_erp_2020
  • abacus / abacus_erp_2021
  • abacus / abacus_erp_2022

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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