Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Rdiffweb versions before 2.4.6 had a CSRF weakness that could let an attacker trick a user into causing an unintended state-changing action. The CVSS impact is limited to low integrity impact, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority hygiene fix. It is not documented as actively exploited, but it affects integrity and can be triggered remotely with user interaction, so exposed or business-critical deployments should be updated promptly.
Technical view
CVE-2022-3233 is CWE-352 in ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.6. The CVSS 3.0 score is 4.3, with network attack vector, low complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to deployments of ikus060/rdiffweb before 2.4.6. The source bundle does not provide CPEs, package ecosystem metadata, or a detailed affected-version range beyond “prior to 2.4.6.”
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires user interaction, consistent with CSRF risk, but the provided sources should be consulted for exact affected behavior.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for product, weakness class, CVSS, and fixed-version threshold. It is incomplete for precise vulnerable endpoints, exploit prevalence, and environmental prerequisites. Avoid assuming broader products or active attacks from this bundle alone.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade rdiffweb to version 2.4.6 or later.
- Review the linked vendor commit for the implemented CSRF-related change.
- Check vendor release notes or advisories for any additional hardening guidance.
- Prioritize internet-accessible or multi-user rdiffweb deployments.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all rdiffweb deployments and record installed versions.
- Confirm no deployment is running a version before 2.4.6.
- Review application routes for CSRF protections on state-changing requests.
- Verify remediation through standard application regression testing.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5ec206e0-eca0-4957-9af4-fdd9185d1db3CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/18a5aabd48fa6d2d2771a25f95610c28a1a097caCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.