CVE-2022-41697
Published: 22 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41697 is a medium-severity Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204) vulnerability in Ghost Ghost. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.6% 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-2022-41697 is a user enumeration vulnerability present in the login functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger disclosure of sensitive information, classified under CWE-204 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and limited confidentiality impact.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw by issuing a series of HTTP requests against the login endpoint, using observable response differences to identify valid user accounts.
Details of the issue are provided in the Talos Intelligence advisory at the referenced URL.
The EPSS score rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.4420 on 2026-02-03 before receding to the current value of 0.1855, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44882
Vulnerability details
A user enumeration vulnerability exists in the login functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can send a series of HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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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.