What is CVE-2022-45477?

CVE-2022-45477 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Telepad, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-45477?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45477 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Telepad

CVE-2022-45477

Telepad allows remote unauthenticated users to send instructions to the server to execute arbitrary code without any previous authorization or authentication. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Telepad — versions <= 1.0.7
Telepad-app Telepad

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

disclosure@synopsys.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45477?: CVE-2022-45477 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Telepad, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-45477?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45477 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.