AppwashApplication · Miele

CVE-2022-3589

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An API Endpoint used by Miele's "AppWash" MobileApp in all versions was vulnerable to an authorization bypass. A low privileged, remote attacker would have been able to gain read and partial write access to other users data by modifying a small part of a HTTP request sent to the API. Reading or changing the password of another user was not possible, thus no impact to Availability.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An authorization bypass vulnerability in Miele AppWash mobile app's API endpoint allows low-privileged remote attackers to read and partially modify other users' data by manipulating specific parameters in HTTP requests.

MitigationImplement proper user-specific authorization checks in all API endpoints to verify the requesting user owns or has permission to access the requested resource.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AppwashApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm use of Miele AppWash mobile app
    Identify whether the Miele AppWash mobile application is installed or in use within your environment. This is a consumer-facing mobile app, not an enterprise server component.
    Affected if The app is installed or in use, since all versions contain the vulnerability.
  2. Identify if you operate the Miele API backend
    Determine whether your organization hosts or operates the backend API services that the Miele AppWash mobile app communicates with.
    Affected if Your organization runs the affected API endpoint, as the authorization bypass exists in that backend service.
  3. Review API access logs for unusual parameter patterns
    If you operate the backend, examine HTTP request logs for the API endpoint for unusual or unexpected user ID, session, or resource identifiers in request parameters that may indicate unauthorized access attempts.
    Affected if Logs show requests accessing resources belonging to other users via parameter manipulation.

You are affected if your organization operates the Miele AppWash API backend or if users in your environment use the Miele AppWash mobile app, since all versions of the app contain the authorization bypass vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper user-specific authorization checks in all API endpoints to verify the requesting user owns or has permission to access the requested resource.

Fix this in Appwash Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,480
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