CVE-2022-51015 PocketMine-MP before 4.0.6 Denial of Service via PlayerActionPacket
A remote authenticated attacker can crash the PocketMine-MP server by sending crafted packets with invalid facing values.
- 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-2022-51015?
CVE-2022-51015 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in pmmp PocketMine-MP, published on 7 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PocketMine-MP before 4.0.6 does not validate facing values in PlayerActionPacket (for START_BREAK and CRACK_BREAK actions) or in UseItemTransactionData (typically within InventoryTransactionPacket). A remote authenticated attacker can send crafted packets with invalid facing values (e.g., negative or out-of-range) to crash the server, resulting in a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-51015?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including pocketmine/pocketmine-mp.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pocketmine/pocketmine-mp Packagist | All versions | 4.0.6 |
pocketmine/pocketmine-mp Packagist | All versions | 4.0.6 |
How do I fix CVE-2022-51015?
Upgrade pocketmine/pocketmine-mp to 4.0.6 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-51015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-51015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqrm-67hm-q329, GHSA-xh99-hw7h-wf63.