Weak Password Requirements in ikus060/rdiffweb
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4.
- Published
- Oct 6, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 57th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-521
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.3
- CNA · @huntrdev
- 3.5
- 1.8 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ikus-soft | rdiffweb | cpe:2.3:a:ikus-soft:rdiffweb |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ikus-soft rdiffwebup to 2.4.10 inclusive
- ikus-soft rdiffweb2.5.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (@huntrdev). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ikus060 ikus060/rdiffweb
- unspecified and later · before 2.5.0a4affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | rdiffweb | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 |
| PyPI | rdiffweb | before 2.4.11a1 | 2.4.11a1 |
Same product
ikus-soft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-4724Improper Access Control in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
- CVE-2022-4719Business Logic Errors in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
- CVE-2022-4314Improper Privilege Management in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
- CVE-2022-3362Insufficient Session Expiration in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
- CVE-2022-3363Business Logic Errors in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
- CVE-2022-3327Missing Authentication for Critical Function in ikus060/rdiffweb39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI:rdiffweb | 2.4.11a1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:rdiffweb | 2.5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-22-0689 · Nov 15, 2022(GitHub Zafiyeti)
- TR-22-0658 · Oct 7, 2022(GitHub Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-521 · Weak Password RequirementsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Brute ForceCAPEC-112High
- Dictionary-based Password AttackCAPEC-16likelihood: Medium · High
- Password Brute ForcingCAPEC-49likelihood: Medium · High
- KerberoastingCAPEC-509High
- Rainbow Table Password CrackingCAPEC-55likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Remote Services with Stolen CredentialsCAPEC-555Very High
- Windows Admin Shares with Stolen CredentialsCAPEC-561
- Password SprayingCAPEC-565likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
- Remote ServicesT1021
- Remote Services:SMB/Windows Admin SharesT1021.002
- Valid Accounts:Default AccountsT1078.001
- Brute ForceT1110
- Brute Force:Password GuessingT1110.001
- Brute Force:Password CrackingT1110.002
- Brute Force:Password SprayingT1110.003
- Email Collection:Remote Email CollectionT1114.002
- External Remote ServicesT1133
- Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets:KerberoastingT1558.003
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.