CVE-2022-40817 Missing authorization in n/a
Agents can modify read-only tickets by adding links or tags, bypassing intended permission restrictions in Zammad.
- 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-2022-40817?
CVE-2022-40817 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Zammad Zammad, published on 27 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets. However, agents were still wrongly able to perform some operations on such tickets, like adding and removing links, tags. and related answers. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.2.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zammad Zammad.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-40817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zammad Zammad
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8xg-c9f9-hpm2.