CVE-2022-3273
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.6
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Record
CVE-2022-3273- CVSS 3.0
- 3.6 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0262
3.6
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0262- CVSS 3.0
- 3.6 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p
7.3
rdiffweb does not have a rate limit on incorrect password attempts to prevent brute force attacks
rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4 does not have a rate limit to prevent attackers attempting brute force attacks to guess passwords. Version 2.5.0a4 limits the number of incorrect password attempts.
- Record
GHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-326, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Record
CVE-2022-3273- 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
- 3.6 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-770, CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.6
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Record
CVE-2022-3273- CVSS 3.0
- 3.6 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p
7.3
rdiffweb does not have a rate limit on incorrect password attempts to prevent brute force attacks
rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4 does not have a rate limit to prevent attackers attempting brute force attacks to guess passwords. Version 2.5.0a4 limits the number of incorrect password attempts.
- Record
GHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-326, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43156
9.8
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43156- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.5.0, 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 |
2.5.0 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.4.11a1, 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 |
2.4.11a1 |
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-2022-3273 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Ikus-soft Rdiffweb, published October 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in rdiffweb 2.5.0.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/a6df4bad-3382-4add-8918-760d885690f6
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/b5e3bb0a98268d18ceead36ab9b2b7eaacd659a8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3273
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rdiffweb/PYSEC-2022-43156.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3273.json
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb
Left out here: 82 versions. The JSON record has them.