CVE-2022-45956 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2022-12-12

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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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.

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 0.00348.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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'}`

Subscriptions

Boa Boa

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

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-863

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