CVE-2022-2321
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in heroiclabs/nakama
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in heroiclabs/nakama
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-2321- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6295- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r94-4h3c-939f
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Nakama Console does not enforce any limit for the number of unsuccessful login attempts.
- Record
GHSA-8r94-4h3c-939f- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-2321- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in heroiclabs/nakama
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to 3.13.0. This results in login brute-force attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-2321- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8r94-4h3c-939f
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Nakama Console does not enforce any limit for the number of unsuccessful login attempts.
- Record
GHSA-8r94-4h3c-939f- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/heroiclabs/nakama/v3Go |
through 3.12.0 | None known |
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-2022-2321 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Heroiclabs Heroiclabs/nakama, published July 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3055b3f5-6b80-4d47-8e00-3500dfb458bc
github.com/heroiclabs/nakama/commit/e2e02fce80ff33ce45f8a6ebc0b7a99ee0b03824
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2321