A lack of rate limiting in the 'forgot password' feature of Zammad v5.1.0 allows…
Priority LOW 35CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
A lack of rate limiting in the 'forgot password' feature of Zammad v5.1.0 allows attackers to send an excessive amount of reset requests for a legitimate user, leading to a possible Denial of Service (DoS) via a large amount of generated e-mail messages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01038 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zammad:zammad:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | Zammad GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:zammad:zammad:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Zammad GmbH
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29701
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pr8-75gv-c9q3
References
More Zammad GmbH Zammad vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65406 Local privilege escalation in Zammad v1.5.0 to v7.2.2 installed via DEB or RPM package KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-65405 Undisclosed RCE in Zammad v6.3 and higher KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-22252 An issue was discovered in Zammad before 6.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-23785 A vulnerability in Zammad v5.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18599 An issue was discovered in Zammad before 4.1.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18603 An issue was discovered in Zammad before 4.1.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-29701 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-29701 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pr8-75gv-c9q3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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