CVE-2022-4646 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ikus060/rdiffweb
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4646 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-4646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 22 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-2022-4646 exists.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.4
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.4
- rdiffweb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.4
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-2022-4646/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4646/index.md)
Attackers can trick users into performing unwanted actions in rdiffweb, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-4646?
CVE-2022-4646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 22 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.4.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4646?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rdiffweb. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.4 |
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.4 |
rdiffweb PyPI | All versions | 2.5.4 |
Products include Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4646?
Upgrade rdiffweb to 2.5.4 or later.
Is CVE-2022-4646 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4646 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3167 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3221 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-4724 Improper Access Control in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3389 Path Traversal in ikus060/rdiffweb
- CVE-2022-3371 rdiffweb's lack of token name length limit can result in DoS or memory corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85fp-523q-5xwc, PYSEC-2022-43004.