CVE-2022-1699 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in causefx/organizr

Critical 9.9 Published 12 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause denial of service in Organizr via uncontrolled resource consumption, preventing legitimate users from accessing applications.

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-2022-1699?

CVE-2022-1699 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

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 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-400, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1699?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Organizr Organizr.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1699 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-2022-1699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvw7-225w-4gx2.