# CVE-2022-2822: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in octoprint/octoprint

> Attackers can brute force credentials without rate limiting to take over user and administrative accounts in OctoPrint.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w5x-q9p5-9qg3, PYSEC-2026-887

## What is CVE-2022-2822?

CVE-2022-2822 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in octoprint/octoprint, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker can freely brute force username and password and can takeover any account. An attacker could easily guess user passwords and gain access to user and administrative accounts.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2822?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including octoprint and OctoPrint. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `octoprint` | PyPI | All versions to 1.7.3 | None |
| `octoprint` | PyPI | All versions to 1.7.3 | None |
| `OctoPrint` | PyPI | All versions to 1.7.3 | None |

Products: Octoprint Octoprint.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in octoprint/octoprint

- [CVE-2018-16710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16710/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-58180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58180/): OctoPrint is Vulnerable to RCE Attacks via Unsanitized Filename in File Upload (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-1430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1430/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in octoprint/octoprint (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-1432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1432/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in octoprint/octoprint (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-32977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32977/): OctoPrint Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header when autologinLocal is enabled (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2822 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2822 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in octoprint/octoprint, published on 15 Aug 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-2022-2822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- octoprint (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.7.3; no fix listed
- octoprint (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.7.3; no fix listed
- OctoPrint (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.7.3; no fix listed

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-2022-2822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2822/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2822
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2822
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2822

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2822/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.