CVE-2022-3993

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita

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Published Nov 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.4 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository kareadita/kavita prior to 0.6.0.3.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

kareadita

kareadita/kavita

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 0.6.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kavitareader:kavita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43322	Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository kareadita/kavita prior to 0.6.0.3.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.616% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kareadita/kavita/commit/f8db37d3f9aa42d47e7c4f4ca839e892d3f97afb
https://huntr.dev/bounties/bebd0cd6-18ec-469c-b6ca-19ffa9db0699

History

Apr 30, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Kavitareader Kavita

Weaknesses

CWE-307

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 7:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Nov 14, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 7:00 PM
Reserved: Nov 14, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:27 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:27 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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