CVE-2022-35488 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can bypass rate limits in the password recovery feature to spam emails and cause denial of service.
- 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-2022-35488?
CVE-2022-35488 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Zammad Zammad, published on 8 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Zammad 5.2.0, an attacker could manipulate the rate limiting in the 'forgot password' feature of Zammad, and thereby send many requests for a known account to cause Denial Of Service by many generated emails which would also spam the victim.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zammad Zammad.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-35488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zammad Zammad
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2jx-4h7c-9mg2.