CVE-2022-4808 Improper Privilege Management in usememos/memos
Attackers can escalate privileges in the Memos web application due to improper privilege management, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-4808?
CVE-2022-4808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Usememos Memos, published on 28 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4808?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/usememos/memos. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.9.1 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.9.1 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.9.1 |
Products include Usememos Memos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4808?
Upgrade github.com/usememos/memos to 0.9.1 or later.
Is CVE-2022-4808 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4808 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Usememos Memos
- CVE-2025-50738 Memos has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Image URLs
- CVE-2025-22952 Memos Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-0109 Stored XSS in usememos/memos
- CVE-2023-4696 Improper Access Control in usememos/memos
- CVE-2022-4866 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in usememos/memos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3p3-5f35-h6mf, GO-2023-1449.