CVE-2022-2778 Security feature bypass in Octopus Server
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2778 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-2778 is a critical vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 30 Sep 2022. 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-2022-2778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Octopus Octopus Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
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-2022-2778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2778/index.md)
Attackers can bypass login rate limiting in Octopus Server using null bytes, potentially facilitating brute-force attacks.
- 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-2022-2778?
CVE-2022-2778 is a critical vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 30 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to bypass rate limiting on login using null bytes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Octopus Octopus Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh2c-fh83-6hgx.