Description
BookWyrm is a social network for tracking reading. Versions prior to 0.4.5 were found to lack rate limiting on authentication views which allows brute-force attacks. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.5. Admins with existing instances will need to update their `nginx.conf` file that was created when the instance was set up. Users are advised advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may update their nginx.conf files with the changes manually.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-jvp3-mqv8-5rjw
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ebee593d-3fd0-4985-bf5e-7e7927e08bf6/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/commit/7bbe42fb30a79a26115524d18b697d895563c92f
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0052
EPSS Percentile
66.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-307
Status
published
Products (1)
joinbookwyrm/bookwyrm
< 0.4.5
Published
Aug 02, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026