# CVE-2022-0668: Auth bypass in JFrog Artifactory

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and escalate privileges via specially crafted requests in JFrog Artifactory.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-artifactory-2022-0668, GHSA-gr7v-4xrc-fqr5

## What is CVE-2022-0668?

CVE-2022-0668 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, published on 8 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

JFrog Artifactory prior to 7.37.13 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass, which can lead to Privilege Escalation when a specially crafted request is sent by an unauthenticated user.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-274 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0668?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including artifactory. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `artifactory` | Bitnami | From 6.0.0 | 6.23.41, 7.37.13 |

Products: Jfrog Artifactory.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0668?

Upgrade artifactory to a fixed version for your release line: 6.23.41 or 7.37.13.

## Is CVE-2022-0668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jfrog Artifactory

- [CVE-2026-82329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82329/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-42016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42016/): JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-42018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42018/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-66384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-66384/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-17444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17444/): JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0668 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0668 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, published on 8 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- artifactory (Bitnami): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.23.41, 7.37.13

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0668/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0668
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0668
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0668

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0668/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.