CVE-2022-2651

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in GitHub repository bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm prior to 0.4.5.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 95.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 4, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 25, 2026

Patch available. Sources: github_commit.

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github_commit Patch Available

commit 7bbe42fb30a7 (bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm)

Patch available: bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm v0.4.5 (contains commit 7bbe42fb30a7)

https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/commit/7bbe42fb30a79a26115524d18b697d895563c92f

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-305

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-51013✓ verified
First seen Sep 20, 2022
Bookwyrm v0.4.3 - Authentication Bypass
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-2651?

CVE-2022-2651 is a critical vulnerability published on August 4, 2022. Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in GitHub repository bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm prior to 0.4.5.

When was CVE-2022-2651 disclosed?

CVE-2022-2651 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 4, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-2651 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-2651 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2651?

CVE-2022-2651 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-2651?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-2651, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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