Firewall: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2022-40629 is a high-severity exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability in Firewall from Tacitine, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists versions EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35*, EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100* as the first without the flaw, so updating Firewall to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 76% of scored CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Firewall to EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35* or EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100*, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Update En6200-prime Quad-35 Firmware to 22.21.2 or a later version.
- Update En6200-prime Quad-100 Firmware to 22.21.2 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on tacitine.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacitine | Firewall | 19.1.1 up to, but not including, EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35*; 19.1.1 up to, but not including, EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100* | EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35*, EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100* |
| Tacitine | En6200-prime Quad-35 Firmware | 19.1.1 up to, but not including, 22.21.2 | 22.21.2 |
| Tacitine | En6200-prime Quad-100 Firmware | 19.1.1 up to, but not including, 22.21.2 | 22.21.2 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | High | CNA (cert-in.org.in) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | High | NVD |
Official description
This vulnerability exists in Tacitine Firewall, all versions of EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35 and EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100 between 19.1.1 to 22.20.1 (inclusive), due to insecure design in the Tacitine Firewall web-based management interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted http request on the targeted device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to view sensitive information on the targeted device.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Compartmentalize the system to have safe areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
More Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerabilities (CWE-200)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Third-party and government advisories
- cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2022-0363Third Party Advisory
Other vulnerabilities in Firewall
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
Recent Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
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