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TI-2022-18643 Aliases CVE-2022-39267GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j

Brokercap Bifrost vulnerable to authentication bypass for admin and monitor user groups

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Bifrost is a heterogeneous middleware that synchronizes MySQL, MariaDB to Redis, MongoDB, ClickHouse, MySQL and other services for production environments. Versions prior to 1.8.8-release are subject to authentication bypass in the admin and monitor user groups by deleting the X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest field in the request header. This issue has been patched in 1.8.8-release. There are no known workarounds.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00899 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Bifrost (brokercap): 1.8.8-releasegithub.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go): 1.8.7-release

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
brokercapBifrostbefore 1.8.8-release1.8.8-releasePatch availableCNA
—github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go)before 1.8.7-release1.8.7-releasePatch availableGHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j
  • Bifrost Vendorbrokercap Affected before 1.8.8-release Fixed in 1.8.8-release Patch available CNA
  • github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.7-release Fixed in 1.8.7-release Patch available GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xbifrost:bifrost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.8.6VulnerableXbifrost
  • cpe:2.3:a:xbifrost:bifrost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Xbifrost

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Bifrost (brokercap) Fixed in 1.8.8-release
  • Fix · GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go) Fixed in 1.8.7-release Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39267
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j

References

  • TI-2022-18598 Bifrost users using basic authntication can bypass write permission limit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5

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