CVE-2022-4686 — Vulnerability in github.com/usememos/memos — CVE...

CRITICAL

usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability

Published December 23, 2022Updated August 21, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.

Advisory Timeline

First published December 23, 2022 (1389 days ago).
Last revised August 21, 2024 — 607 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Update github.com/usememos/memos to 0.9.0 or later

go get github.com/usememos/memos@v0.9.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
github.com/usememos/memos	go	All versions	0.9.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-639
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-4686?: usememos/memos Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-4686?: CVE-2022-4686 affects github.com/usememos/memos. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-4686 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-68gw-r2x5-7r5r

GO-2022-1215

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