CVE-2022-45956 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Boa Web Server versions 0.94.13 through 0.94.14 fail to validate the correct security constraint on the HEAD HTTP method allowing everyone to bypass the Basic Authorization mechanism.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00184.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Boa	Boa

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.94.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.94.14:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-48798	Boa Web Server versions 0.94.13 through 0.94.14 fail to validate the correct security constraint on the HEAD HTTP method allowing everyone to bypass the Basic Authorization mechanism.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169962/Boa-Web-Server-0.94.13-0.94.14-Authentication-Bypass.html

History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-22T19:15:41.586Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-45956

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:24:03.215Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-12T15:15:10.657

Modified: 2025-04-22T20:15:26.207

Link: CVE-2022-45956

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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