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CVE-2022-39281

Remote Denial of Service via Tasks endpoint in fat_free_crm

6.5 MediumFix available

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

1.78%Up 0.7 points since Oct 8, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fat_free_crm
RubyGems
before 0.20.1
0.20.1
fat_free_crm
RubyGems
before 0.20.1, plus listed versions
0.11.00.11.10.11.20.11.30.11.4
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0.12.00.12.10.12.20.12.30.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.13.40.13.50.13.60.14.00.14.10.14.20.15.00.15.0.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

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE 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

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