CVE-2022-43438
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 · uneditedThe Administrator function of EasyTest has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A remote attacker authenticated as a general user can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the intended access restrictions, to make API functions calls, manipulate system and terminate service.
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 · high confidenceEasyTest's Administrator function contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated general users to bypass access controls and invoke administrative API functions. This enables unauthorized system manipulation and service termination.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 17l18s, < 22i26CVSS 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
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if EasyTest is installedLocate EasyTest installation directory or check running services for EasyTest/Easy Test Project Easy TestAffected if EasyTest software is present in the environment
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Determine installed versionCheck the EasyTest application version (typically found in About section, installation metadata, or version file) and compare against the affected range: >= 17l18s and < 22i26Affected if Installed version falls within >= 17l18s and < 22i26
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Verify user account configurationReview user accounts in EasyTest to identify if non-administrative/general user accounts exist in the systemAffected if General user accounts are configured alongside administrator accounts
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Check administrative API accessibilityAttempt to access or enumerate administrative API endpoints using a general (non-privileged) user account to determine if authorization controls are enforcedAffected if General users can invoke administrative API functions without proper authorization validation
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Confirm privilege escalation conditionTest whether a general user can perform actions such as system manipulation or service termination that should require administrator privilegesAffected if Authenticated general users can execute administrative operations or terminate services
Environment is affected if EasyTest version is >= 17l18s and < 22i26, and general users can access administrative API functions without proper authorization verification.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped22i26
Implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) validation for all administrative functions, ensuring the system verifies user permissions before executing API calls.
EasyTest version 22i26 or later
- Identify the current EasyTest version installed in your environment
- Backup all EasyTest data and configurations before proceeding with upgrade
- Upgrade EasyTest to version 22i26 or later release
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the new version number
- Test that general user accounts can no longer access Administrator functions
- Confirm normal administrative operations work correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-43438 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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