CVE-2022-4688
Improper Authorization in usememos/memos
Improper Authorization in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Authorization in usememos/memos
Improper Authorization in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4688- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7751
Improper Authorization in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7751- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwg4-846x-f94v
usememos/memos vulnerable to improper authorization
usememos/memos is an open-source, self-hosted memo hub with knowledge management and socialization. Memos versions prior to 0.9.0 are vulnerable to improper authorization, which can allow a user to modify the nickname, username and email of other users without permission.
- Record
GHSA-vwg4-846x-f94v- 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-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Authorization in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4688- 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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Authorization in usememos/memos
Improper Authorization in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-4688- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vwg4-846x-f94v
usememos/memos vulnerable to improper authorization
usememos/memos is an open-source, self-hosted memo hub with knowledge management and socialization. Memos versions prior to 0.9.0 are vulnerable to improper authorization, which can allow a user to modify the nickname, username and email of other users without permission.
- Record
GHSA-vwg4-846x-f94v- 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-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-1190 No score
usememos/memos vulnerable to improper authorization in github.com/usememos/memos
usememos/memos vulnerable to improper authorization in github.com/usememos/memos
- Record
GO-2022-1190- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memosGo |
before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
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-2022-4688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Usememos Memos, published December 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in github.com/usememos/memos 0.9.0.
References
github.com/usememos/memos/commit/dca35bde877aab6e64ef51b52e590b5d48f692f9
huntr.dev/bounties/23856e7e-94ff-4dee-97d0-0cd47e9b8ff6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4688