# CVE-2022-44381: Snipe-IT allows attackers to check whether a user account exists

> Attackers can enumerate valid user accounts by analyzing response variations in password reset requests, exposing user existence information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 25 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qqv9-gqh5-7h99

## What is CVE-2022-44381?

CVE-2022-44381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 25 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Snipe-IT through 6.0.14 allows attackers to check whether a user account exists because of response variations in a /password/reset request.

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44381?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including snipe/snipe-it. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `snipe/snipe-it` | Packagist | All versions to 6.0.14 | None |
| `snipe/snipe-it` | Packagist | All versions to 6.0.14 | None |

Products: Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44381?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44381 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44381 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Snipeitapp Snipe-It

- [CVE-2025-63601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63601/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-37709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37709/): Snipe-IT has insecure permissions in file uploads (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-86738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86738/): Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 CSS Injection via Custom CSS (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-116199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116199/): Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Google SSO Callback (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2022-1380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1380/): Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Item name parameter in snipe/snipe-it (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44381 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 25 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44381 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions up to 6.0.14; no fix listed
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions up to 6.0.14; no fix listed

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-2022-44381/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44381/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44381
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44381
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44381

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44381/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.