# CVE-2022-2901: Improper Authorization in chatwoot/chatwoot

> An attacker can access or modify data without proper authorization in the Chatwoot customer support platform.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2g92-fxg4-7jq9

## What is CVE-2022-2901?

CVE-2022-2901 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in chatwoot/chatwoot, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository chatwoot/chatwoot prior to 2.8.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2901?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Chatwoot Chatwoot.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in chatwoot/chatwoot

- [CVE-2022-3741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3741/): Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in chatwoot/chatwoot (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-21628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21628/): Chatwoot has a Blind SQL-injection in Conversation and Contacts filters (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-0542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0542/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1022/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-3742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3742/): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 7.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2901 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2901 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in chatwoot/chatwoot, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: chatwoot/chatwoot. 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-2022-2901/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2901/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2901
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2901
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2901

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2901/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.