CVE-2022-40756 (GCVE-0-2022-40756)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-30 18:15 – Updated: 2025-05-20 15:57
VLAI?
Summary
If folder security is misconfigured for Actian Zen PSQL BEFORE Patch Update 1 for Zen 15 SP1 (v15.11.005), Patch Update 4 for Zen 15 (v15.01.017), or Patch Update 5 for Zen 14 SP2 (v14.21.022), it can allow an attacker (with file read/write access) to remove specific security files in order to reset the master password and gain access to the database.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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