9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-35925
"BookWyrm Authentication Rate Limiting Vulnerability"
Description

BookWyrm is a social network for tracking reading. Versions prior to 0.4.5 were found to lack rate limiting on authentication views which allows brute-force attacks. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.5. Admins with existing instances will need to update their `nginx.conf` file that was created when the instance was set up. Users are advised advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may update their nginx.conf files with the changes manually.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 2, 2022, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-35925 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Joinbookwyrm bookwyrm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-35925 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-jvp3-mqv8-5rjw
    Added Reference https://huntr.dev/bounties/ebee593d-3fd0-4985-bf5e-7e7927e08bf6/
    Added Reference https://www.github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/commit/7bbe42fb30a79a26115524d18b697d895563c92f
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CWE NIST CWE-307
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-jvp3-mqv8-5rjw No Types Assigned https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-jvp3-mqv8-5rjw Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://huntr.dev/bounties/ebee593d-3fd0-4985-bf5e-7e7927e08bf6/ No Types Assigned https://huntr.dev/bounties/ebee593d-3fd0-4985-bf5e-7e7927e08bf6/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/commit/7bbe42fb30a79a26115524d18b697d895563c92f No Types Assigned https://www.github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/commit/7bbe42fb30a79a26115524d18b697d895563c92f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:joinbookwyrm:bookwyrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.4.5
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.17796

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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