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CVE-2022-22789 — Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account takeover – An attacker can modify (add, remove and update) passwords file for all the users

High CVSS 7.8

Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account takeover – An attacker can modify (add, remove and update) passwords file for all the users. The xx_users.ini file in the FormStorm folder contains usernames in cleartext and an obfuscated password. Malicious user can take over an account by replacing existing password in the file.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2022-01-25
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-312

Affected products

  • charactell / formstorm / 9.00.065

Matched remediation archetype

General vulnerability remediation

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Check exposure

  • Confirm the affected component, deployment paths, reachable interfaces, and enabled features from inventories and configuration, without probing production destructively.
  • Compare the advisory's affected conditions with the repository lockfiles, build manifests, artifacts, and runtime inventory.
  • Identify data sensitivity, trust boundaries, and privilege level for every confirmed affected deployment.

Remediate safely

  • Apply a vendor-supported fix or remove the affected component or feature; record the selected change and its source in the repository.
  • Update direct and transitive dependency locks, generated artifacts, deployment manifests, and asset inventories together.
  • Add a regression test for the documented unsafe condition using inert inputs and preserve rollback instructions.

Authoritative sources

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