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CVE-2022-40817

4.3 · MEDIUM

Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets.

Published Sep 27, 2022CWE-732EPSS 0.49%

Overview

CVE-2022-40817 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets. However, agents were still wrongly able to perform some operations on such tickets, like adding and removing links, tags. and related answers. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.2.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40817?

CVE-2022-40817 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-40817?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-40817?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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