Vulnerability in Zammad

CVE-2022-35488

In Zammad 5.2.0, an attacker could manipulate the rate limiting in the 'forgot password' feature of Zammad, and thereby send many requests for a known account to cause Denial Of Service by many generated emails which would also spam the victim.

EPSS: 0.007 (51.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Zammad — versions 5.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35488?
CVE-2022-35488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zammad. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-35488?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.