CVE-2022-4018
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in ikus060/rdiffweb
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in ikus060/rdiffweb
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
CVE-2022-4018- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0252
6.1
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0252- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4wph-9vrm-6v3w
2.1
Rdiffweb vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
GHSA-4wph-9vrm-6v3w- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
CVE-2022-4018- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in ikus060/rdiffweb
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
CVE-2022-4018- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4wph-9vrm-6v3w
2.1
Rdiffweb vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
GHSA-4wph-9vrm-6v3w- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43001 No score
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a6.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43001- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.5.0a6 | 2.5.0a6 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.5.0a6, 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 |
2.5.0a6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4018 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ikus-soft Rdiffweb, published November 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in rdiffweb 2.5.0a6.
References
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/f2a32f2a9f3fb8be1a9432ac3d81d3aacdb13095
huntr.dev/bounties/5340c2f6-0252-40f6-8929-cca5d64958a5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4018
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rdiffweb/PYSEC-2022-43001.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4wph-9vrm-6v3w
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4018.json
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb
Left out here: 79 versions. The JSON record has them.