CVE-2022-44216

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Published Feb 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Gnuboard 5.5.4 and 5.5.5 is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. An attacker can change password of all users without knowing victim's original password.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:5.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:5.5.5:::::::*

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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-2022-47166	Gnuboard 5.5.4 and 5.5.5 is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. An attacker can change password of all users without knowing victim's original password.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.677% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/gnuboard/gnuboard5/commit/11718eb4c02ffdca5393bedc0300a75e4e7b19f2
https://gratis-herring-da5.notion.site/Gnuboard-Account-Takeover-version-5-5-4-5-5-5-2f69b0a21be642f58d8b7c72feea343a
https://sir.kr/g5_pds/6400

History

Mar 18, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sir Gnuboard

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:40 PM
Reserved: Oct 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:47 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:47 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 20, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

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