CVE-2022-2888 Insufficient Session Expiration in octoprint/octoprint
Attackers with stolen session cookies can maintain persistent access to OctoPrint accounts, bypassing expected session expiration limits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-2888?
CVE-2022-2888 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in octoprint/octoprint, published on 21 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
If an attacker comes into the possession of a victim's OctoPrint session cookie through whatever means, the attacker can use this cookie to authenticate as long as the victim's account exists.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2888?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including octoprint and OctoPrint. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
octoprint PyPI | All versions | 1.8.3 |
octoprint PyPI | All versions | 1.8.3 |
OctoPrint PyPI | All versions | 1.8.3 |
Products include Octoprint Octoprint.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2888?
Upgrade octoprint to 1.8.3 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-2888 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2888 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in octoprint/octoprint
- CVE-2018-16710 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2025-58180 OctoPrint is Vulnerable to RCE Attacks via Unsanitized Filename in File Upload
- CVE-2022-1430 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in octoprint/octoprint
- CVE-2022-1432 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in octoprint/octoprint
- CVE-2024-32977 OctoPrint Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header when autologinLocal is enabled
Sources
Also known as GHSA-937f-qh3w-6g87, PYSEC-2022-282.