Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-25510

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the freetakserver package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIfreetakserver1.9.8.5GHSA-f897-875p-23x7
PyPIfreetakserver1.9.8.5PYSEC-2022-43135

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References