CVE-2022-3179
Weak Password Requirements in ikus060/rdiffweb
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Weak Password Requirements in ikus060/rdiffweb
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-3179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0230
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0230- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mp5p-g2jv-r8qw
rdiffweb contains Weak Password Requirements
rdiffweb version 2.4.1 has no password policy or password checking, which could make users vulnerable to brute force password guessing attacks. Version 2.4.2 enforces minimum and maximum password lengths.
- Record
GHSA-mp5p-g2jv-r8qw- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-3179- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Weak Password Requirements in ikus060/rdiffweb
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-3179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mp5p-g2jv-r8qw
rdiffweb contains Weak Password Requirements
rdiffweb version 2.4.1 has no password policy or password checking, which could make users vulnerable to brute force password guessing attacks. Version 2.4.2 enforces minimum and maximum password lengths.
- Record
GHSA-mp5p-g2jv-r8qw- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-272 No score
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.2.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-272- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rdiffwebPyPI |
2.4.1 to 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
2.4.1 up to 2.4.2 | 2.4.2 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.4.2, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.20.10.30.10.40.10.5 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.60.10.70.10.80.10.90.9.2.dev10.9.30.9.40.9.51.0.01.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.1b11.3.1b21.3.21.4.01.4.0b11.4.0b21.4.0b31.4.0b41.4.0b51.4.1b11.4.1b21.4.1b31.5.01.5.1b11.5.1b21.6.0b12.0.1b22.0.1b32.0.22.0.3a12.0.3a22.0.3a32.0.3a4 |
2.4.2 |
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-2022-3179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ikus-soft Rdiffweb, published September 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in rdiffweb 2.4.2.
References
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/233befc33bdc45d4838c773d5aed4408720504c5
huntr.dev/bounties/58eae29e-3619-449d-9bba-fdcbabcba5fe
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3179
Left out here: 25 versions. The JSON record has them.