CVE-2022-4802
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability (CVE-2022-4802) was discovered in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to version 0.9.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 28, 2022 (MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium severity). The attack vector is Network-based, with Low attack complexity and requiring Low privileges. No user interaction is needed for exploitation (AttackerKB).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass authorization controls, potentially leading to unauthorized access with low impact on both confidentiality and integrity, while having no impact on availability (AttackerKB).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.9.1 of usememos/memos. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (MITRE).

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