What is CVE-2022-1553?

CVE-2022-1553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publify Publify/publify, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-1553?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Publify Publify/publify

CVE-2022-1553

Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.

Published 2022-05-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Publify Publify/publify — versions unspecified
Publify Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

huntr.dev/bounties/b398e4c9-6cdf-4973-ad86-da796cde221f (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/publify/publify/commit/1a78f16f460847274265a12a9555b3524892d7db (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1553?: CVE-2022-1553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publify Publify/publify, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-1553?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.