CVE-2022-3741 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in chatwoot/chatwoot

Critical 9.4 Published 28 Oct 2022 Updated 9 May 2025

Attackers can brute force login attempts to compromise accounts or cause denial of service by creating excessive unverified accounts.

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-2022-3741?

CVE-2022-3741 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in chatwoot/chatwoot, published on 28 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Impact varies for each individual vulnerability in the application. For generation of accounts, it may be possible, depending on the amount of system resources available, to create a DoS event in the server. These accounts still need to be activated; however, it is possible to identify the output Status Code to separate accounts that are generated and waiting for email verification. \n\nFor the sign in directories, it is possible to brute force login attempts to either login portal, which could lead to account compromise.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Chatwoot Chatwoot.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-3741 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3741 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjg3-46v4-3f44.