CVE-2022-0482
Published: 09 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0482 is a critical-severity Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-359) vulnerability in Easyappointments Easyappointments. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-0482 is an exposure of private personal information vulnerability affecting the alextselegidis/easyappointments repository prior to version 1.4.3. It is tracked under CWE-359 and CWE-863 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw to obtain sensitive personal data stored by the application and, in some cases, affect data integrity. Public proof-of-concept material, including an information-disclosure exploit published on Packet Storm, demonstrates that the issue can be triggered directly over the network.
The project addressed the problem in commit 44af526a6fc5e898bc1e0132b2af9eb3a9b2c466, and version 1.4.3 contains the fix. Independent analyses on huntr.dev and opencirt.com confirm that upgrading to the patched release mitigates the exposure.
EPSS scores have remained elevated, with a current value of 0.9079 and a recorded peak of 0.9328.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-1526
Vulnerability details
Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in GitHub repository alextselegidis/easyappointments prior to 1.4.3.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The privacy program plan explicitly addresses protection of personal information, mandating controls and resources that prevent unauthorized exposure of private personal data across the enterprise.
The board evaluates privacy implications of proposed matching, directly mitigating exposure of private personal information through uncontrolled data sharing.
Enforces restriction of PII processing to authorized purposes, reducing exposure of private personal information to unauthorized actors.
Mandating consent prior to collection directly prevents unauthorized exposure of private personal information.
Addresses incorrect authorization by requiring independent verification of results and an opportunity to contest before any adverse action is taken.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.