First published: Wed Jul 06 2022(Updated: )
this vulnerability affect user that even not allowed to access via the web interface. First of all, the attacker needs to access the "Login menu - demo site" then he can see in this menu all the functionality of the application. If the attacker will try to click on one of the links, he will get an answer that he is not authorized because he needs to log in with credentials. after he performed log in to the system there are some functionalities that the specific user is not allowed to perform because he was configured with low privileges however all the attacker need to do in order to achieve his goals is to change the value of the prog step parameter from 0 to 1 or more and then the attacker could access to some of the functionality the web application that he couldn't perform it before the parameter changed.
Credit: cna@cyber.gov.il
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Priority Software Priority | <22.0 |
Update to version V22.0.
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CVE-2022-23173 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to unauthorized access risks.
To mitigate CVE-2022-23173, upgrade to Priority Software version 22.0 or later.
CVE-2022-23173 affects users of Priority Software versions prior to 22.0, especially in the demo site.
CVE-2022-23173 may allow attackers to view application functionality through unauthorized web access.
Currently, there is no known effective workaround other than upgrading the software.