What is CVE-2022-0178?

CVE-2022-0178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipe Snipe/snipe-It, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-0178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Snipe Snipe/snipe-It

CVE-2022-0178

Missing Authorization vulnerability in snipe snipe/snipe-it.This issue affects snipe/snipe-i before 5.3.8.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Snipe Snipe/snipe-It — versions unspecified
Snipeitapp Snipe-It

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

huntr.dev/bounties/81c6b974-d0b3-410b-a902-8324a55b1368 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/snipe/snipe-it/commit/0e5ef53c352754de2778ffa20c85da15fd6f7ae0 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0178?: CVE-2022-0178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipe Snipe/snipe-It, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-0178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.