CVE-2022-2525 json
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in janeczku/calibre-web
published 2023-04-15 3 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4 , PYSEC-2026-1231 , EUVD-2023-1336
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
Patch / fix
- pypi calibreweb 0.6.20
- janeczku janeczku/calibre-web 0.6.20
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- huntr.dev https://huntr.dev/bounties/9ff87820-c14c-4454-9764-406496254ef0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | calibreweb | <0.6.20 |
0.6.20 |
Affected products
- janeczku janeczku/calibre-web
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
References
-
github.com
/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/49e4f540c9b204c7e39b3c27ceadecd83ed60e7e
web, patch
-
huntr.dev
/bounties/9ff87820-c14c-4454-9764-406496254ef0
web, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2525
advisory
-
pypi.org
/project/calibreweb
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-2525
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4
- NVD CVE-2022-2525
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1231
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