CVE-2022-1553
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in publify/publify
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in publify/publify
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
CVE-2022-1553- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2611
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2611- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jm7-g527-m694
Publify exposes article metadata
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
GHSA-5jm7-g527-m694- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
CVE-2022-1553- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in publify/publify
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
CVE-2022-1553- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5jm7-g527-m694
Publify exposes article metadata
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
GHSA-5jm7-g527-m694- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-publify-2022-1553 No score
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of any password-protected article present on the publify website, compromising confidentiality and integrity of users.
- Record
BIT-publify-2022-1553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
publify_coreRubyGems |
before 9.2.8 | 9.2.8 |
publifyBitnami |
before 9.2.8 | 9.2.8 |
publify_coreRubyGems |
before 9.2.8, plus listed versions 9.0.09.0.0.pre19.0.0.pre29.0.0.pre39.0.0.pre4 Show 12 moreShow less9.0.0.pre59.0.0.pre69.0.19.1.09.2.09.2.19.2.29.2.39.2.49.2.59.2.69.2.7 |
9.2.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1553 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Publify Publify/publify, published May 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in publify_core 9.2.8.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/b398e4c9-6cdf-4973-ad86-da796cde221f
github.com/publify/publify/commit/1a78f16f460847274265a12a9555b3524892d7db
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1553