CVE-2022-39281
Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint in fat_free_crm
fat_free_crm is a an open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM). In versions prior to 0.20.1 an authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM via bucket access. The vulnerability has been patched in commit c85a254 and will be available in release 0.20.1. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply patch c85a254. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint in fat_free_crm
fat_free_crm is a an open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM). In versions prior to 0.20.1 an authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM via bucket access. The vulnerability has been patched in commit c85a254 and will be available in release 0.20.1. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply patch c85a254. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39281- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7142
6.5
fat_free_crm is a an open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM). In versions prior to 0.20.1 an authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM via bucket access. The vulnerability has been patched in commit c85a254 and will be available in release 0.20.1. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply patch c85a254. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7142- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg
6.5
Fat Free CRM vulnerable to Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint
Impact
An authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM.
This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier: CVE-2022-39281
Affected versions: All Not affected: None Fixed versions: 0.20.1
All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the patch immediately.
Releases
Fixed versions: 0.20.1 and above
Patches
If you are unable to upgrade immediately, you should apply the following patch.
diff --git a/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb b/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
index d3d5c32c..7cdb24d6 100644
--- a/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
+++ b/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
def self.bucket_empty?(bucket, user, view = "pending")
return false if bucket.blank? || !ALLOWED_VIEWS.include?(view)
+ return false unless Setting.task_bucket.map(&:to_s).include?(bucket.to_s)
if view == "assigned"
assigned_by(user).send(bucket).pending.count
Credits
Thanks to @p- for reporting this and working with us to responsibly disclose this vulnerability.
Further information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please Open an issue in GitHub Issue Tracker
- Record
GHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
fat_free_crm is a an open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM). In versions prior to 0.20.1 an authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM via bucket access. The vulnerability has been patched in commit c85a254 and will be available in release 0.20.1. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply patch c85a254. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39281- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint in fat_free_crm
fat_free_crm is a an open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM). In versions prior to 0.20.1 an authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM via bucket access. The vulnerability has been patched in commit c85a254 and will be available in release 0.20.1. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply patch c85a254. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39281- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg
6.5
Fat Free CRM vulnerable to Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint
Impact
An authenticated user can perform a remote Denial of Service attack against Fat Free CRM.
This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier: CVE-2022-39281
Affected versions: All Not affected: None Fixed versions: 0.20.1
All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the patch immediately.
Releases
Fixed versions: 0.20.1 and above
Patches
If you are unable to upgrade immediately, you should apply the following patch.
diff --git a/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb b/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
index d3d5c32c..7cdb24d6 100644
--- a/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
+++ b/app/models/polymorphic/task.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
def self.bucket_empty?(bucket, user, view = "pending")
return false if bucket.blank? || !ALLOWED_VIEWS.include?(view)
+ return false unless Setting.task_bucket.map(&:to_s).include?(bucket.to_s)
if view == "assigned"
assigned_by(user).send(bucket).pending.count
Credits
Thanks to @p- for reporting this and working with us to responsibly disclose this vulnerability.
Further information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please Open an issue in GitHub Issue Tracker
- Record
GHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fat_free_crmRubyGems |
before 0.20.1 | 0.20.1 |
fat_free_crmRubyGems |
before 0.20.1, plus listed versions 0.11.00.11.10.11.20.11.30.11.4 Show 33 moreShow less0.12.00.12.10.12.20.12.30.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.13.40.13.50.13.60.14.00.14.10.14.20.15.00.15.0.beta0.15.0.beta.20.15.10.15.20.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.10.17.20.17.30.18.00.18.10.18.20.19.00.19.20.20.0 |
0.20.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-39281 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Fatfreecrm Fat Free Crm, published October 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in fat_free_crm 0.20.1.
References
github.com/fatfreecrm/fat_free_crm/security/advisories/GHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg
github.com/fatfreecrm/fat_free_crm/commit/c85a2546348c2692d32f952c753f7f0b43d1ca71
github.com/fatfreecrm/fat_free_crm/releases/tag/v0.20.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39281
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/fat_free_crm/CVE-2022-39281.yml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p75c-5x3h-cxcg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/39xxx/CVE-2022-39281.json
github.com/fatfreecrm/fat_free_crm