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TI-2022-03617 Aliases CVE-2022-3945GHSA-hmq2-8vrf-9w7q

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-307Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01047 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed kareadita/kavita (kareadita): 0.6.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Kareaditakareadita/kavitabefore 0.6.0.30.6.0.3Patch availableCNA
  • kareadita/kavita VendorKareadita Affected before 0.6.0.3 Fixed in 0.6.0.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kavitareader:kavita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.6.0.3VulnerableKareadita
  • cpe:2.3:a:kavitareader:kavita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Kareadita

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA kareadita/kavita (kareadita) Fixed in 0.6.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmq2-8vrf-9w7q

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-03662 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-00871 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-02553 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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