CVE-2022-0777
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-0777 affects the GitHub repository microweber/microweber versions prior to 1.3. The vulnerability is classified as a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password issue. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 1, 2022, and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password). According to the CVSS v3.1 metrics, the vulnerability has the following characteristics: Attack Vector: Network (AV:N), Attack Complexity: Low (AC:L), Privileges Required: None (PR:N), User Interaction: None (UI:N), Scope: Unchanged (S:U), Confidentiality Impact: None (C:N), Integrity Impact: High (I:H), Availability Impact: None (A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit weaknesses in the password recovery mechanism, potentially compromising account security. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity, indicating significant potential impact on system integrity (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

A fix has been implemented in version 1.3 of microweber/microweber. The patch includes adding throttling to the forgot password functionality, limiting attempts to 3 per minute through the middleware 'throttle:3,1' (GitHub Patch).

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