CVE-2022-2321 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00303.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Heroiclabs	Nakama

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:heroiclabs:nakama:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6295	Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8r94-4h3c-939f	Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/heroiclabs/nakama/commit/e2e02fce80ff33ce45f8a6ebc0b7a99ee0b03824
https://huntr.dev/bounties/3055b3f5-6b80-4d47-8e00-3500dfb458bc

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00305}`	epss `{'score': 0.00347}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-07-05T18:25:11

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:32:09.662Z

Reserved: 2022-07-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-2321

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-05T19:15:07.817

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:00:45.980

Link: CVE-2022-2321

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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