Wyse Management SuiteApplication · Dell

CVE-2022-46754

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.8.0 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Wyse Management Suite 3.8 and below contain an improper access control vulnerability. A authenticated malicious admin user might access certain pro license features for which this admin is not authorized in order to configure user controlled external entities.

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

Wyse Management Suite versions 3.8 and below have an improper access control vulnerability where authenticated admin users with limited privileges can bypass authorization checks to access pro license features they are not assigned. This allows a malicious admin to configure user-controlled external entities, representing a privilege escalation and authorization bypass issue.

MitigationApply vendor patches for Wyse Management Suite 3.8 and below. If no patch is available, implement compensating controls such as strict role-based access control validation at the application layer and audit admin user permissions to ensure least privilege principles.

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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
Wyse Management SuiteApplication
Affected:<= 3.8.0

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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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. Identify Wyse Management Suite version
    Access the Wyse Management Suite admin console and navigate to the About or System Information section to view the installed software version. Alternatively, check the installation directory or software inventory for the WMS version number.
    Affected if The installed version is 3.8.0 or any version below 3.8.0
  2. Review admin user accounts and their assigned roles
    In the WMS admin console, navigate to the User Management or Administration section to list all admin users and their assigned privilege levels. Identify users who have limited or standard admin privileges rather than full administrator access.
    Affected if There are admin users with limited privileges (non-full-admin) configured in the system
  3. Verify access to pro license features by non-pro users
    Using a test account with limited admin privileges (non-pro assigned), attempt to access or configure pro-license features such as user-controlled external entities, advanced reporting, or enterprise management functions. Check if the authorization check is enforced or bypassed.
    Affected if A limited-privilege admin user can access or configure pro-license features they were not assigned, indicating the authorization bypass is present
  4. Examine audit logs for privilege escalation activity
    Review WMS audit logs or security logs for entries showing limited-privilege users accessing pro features, configuring external entities, or performing actions outside their assigned role scope.
    Affected if Audit logs show limited-privilege users accessing pro-license features or configuring settings typically restricted to higher privilege levels

The environment is affected if Wyse Management Suite version is 3.8.0 or below AND there are admin users with limited privileges who can access pro-license features they were not assigned, representing a successful authorization bypass.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 3.8.0
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches for Wyse Management Suite 3.8 and below. If no patch is available, implement compensating controls such as strict role-based access control validation at the application layer and audit admin user permissions to ensure least privilege principles.

Fix this in Wyse Management Suite Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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