CVE-2022-1698 Allowing long password leads to denial of service in causefx/organizr

Critical 9.9 Published 12 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause denial of service in Organizr by submitting excessively long passwords, preventing legitimate users from accessing the application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-1698?

CVE-2022-1698 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in causefx/organizr, published on 12 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Allowing long password leads to denial of service in GitHub repository causefx/organizr prior to 2.1.2000. This vulnerability can be abused by doing a DDoS attack for which genuine users will not able to access resources/applications.

Weakness: CWE-191

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1698?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Organizr Organizr.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-1698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjpv-2h98-wpc7.