Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-2166Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in mastodon/mastodon
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in mastodon/mastodon from mastodon. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository mastodon/mastodon prior to 4.0.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mastodon | mastodon/mastodon | unspecified – before 4.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H