CVE-2022-3540 Information disclosure in hunter2

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can extract other users' email addresses due to improper handling of auto-completion input in the hunter2 library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3540?

CVE-2022-3540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The hunter2 Contributors hunter2, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in hunter2 affecting all versions before 2.1.0. Improper handling of auto-completion input allows an authenticated attacker to extract other users email addresses

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3540?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hunter2 Project Hunter2.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-3540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86r4-gcfx-wv72.

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