CVE-2022-3945 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita

Critical 9.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass rate limiting on authentication attempts, potentially leading to account takeover via brute-force attacks.

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-2022-3945?

CVE-2022-3945 is a critical vulnerability in kareadita/kavita, published on 11 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository kareadita/kavita prior to 0.6.0.3.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3945?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kavitareader Kavita.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-3945 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3945 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hmq2-8vrf-9w7q.

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