CVE-2022-4796
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in usememos/memos
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in usememos/memos
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-4796- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7633
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7633- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ghx2-6v4g-9wmm
usememos/memos makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
In usememos/memos 0.9.0 and prior, a user with login permission can delete all notes of the whole application via API DELETE https://demo.usememos.com/api/memo/$idnote. The vulnerability will lose all user notes data throughout the system, causing damage to user data.
- Record
GHSA-ghx2-6v4g-9wmm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-4796- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in usememos/memos
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-4796- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ghx2-6v4g-9wmm
usememos/memos makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
In usememos/memos 0.9.0 and prior, a user with login permission can delete all notes of the whole application via API DELETE https://demo.usememos.com/api/memo/$idnote. The vulnerability will lose all user notes data throughout the system, causing damage to user data.
- Record
GHSA-ghx2-6v4g-9wmm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-1236 No score
usememos/memos makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in github.com/usememos/memos
usememos/memos makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in github.com/usememos/memos
- Record
GO-2022-1236- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memosGo |
through 0.9.0 | 0.9.1 |
github.com/usememos/memosGo |
before 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 |
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-2022-4796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Usememos Memos, published December 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in github.com/usememos/memos 0.9.1.
References
github.com/usememos/memos/commit/3556ae4e651d9443dc3bb8a170dd3cc726517a53
huntr.dev/bounties/efe8001b-1d6a-41af-a64c-736705cc66a6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4796