High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-28169
CVE-2022-28169
Description
Brocade Webtools in Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS versions v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, and v8.2.3c could allow a low privilege webtools, user, to gain elevated admin rights, or privileges, beyond what is intended or entitled for that user. By exploiting this vulnerability, a user whose role is not an admin can create a new user with an admin role using the operator session id. The issue was replicated after intercepting the admin, and operator authorization headers sent unencrypted and editing a user addition request to use the operator's authorization header.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0.0,<8.2.3c
Patches
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References
2- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2075nvdVendor Advisory
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