# CVE-2022-44216: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can change any user's password without authentication, leading to full account takeover in Gnuboard.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ch8g-82wx-x73x

## What is CVE-2022-44216?

CVE-2022-44216 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Gnuboard 5.5.4 and 5.5.5 is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. An attacker can change password of all users without knowing victim's original password.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44216?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sir Gnuboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-41475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41475/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-18662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18662/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2005-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0269/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1252/): Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in gnuboard/gnuboard5 (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2011-4066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4066/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44216 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44216 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44216/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44216/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44216
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44216
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44216

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44216/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.