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CVE-2022-51008 (GCVE-0-2022-51008)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-06 12:00 – Updated: 2026-09-08 15:16 Unsupported When Assigned

Title

PocketMine-MP before 4.12.3 Denial of Service via Unauthenticated Sessions

Summary

PocketMine-MP before 4.12.3 fails to limit unauthenticated sessions, allowing attackers to exhaust player slots by creating sessions without sending LoginPacket. Attackers can flood the server with unauthenticated connections that occupy max-player slots, preventing legitimate players from joining.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-08 15:15 UTC

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/ad…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/59be…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-m…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
pmmp	PocketMine-MP	Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.12.3 (semver) Unaffected: 4.12.3 (semver)	guessed

Date Public

2022-12-30 00:00

Credits

alvin0319

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FKIE_CVE-2022-51008

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-06 12:17 - Updated: 2026-09-08 20:05

Severity

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/59be901efe6b7833e69e638e0e1497051ce96fa7
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-474q-9hgp-hcvx
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.12.3-denial-of-service-via-unauthenticated-sessions

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-7PWM-93WH-WVJW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-06 12:30 – Updated: 2026-09-06 12:30

Details

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Show details on source website

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  "id": "GHSA-7pwm-93wh-wvjw",
  "modified": "2026-09-06T12:30:23Z",
  "published": "2026-09-06T12:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-474q-9hgp-hcvx"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-51008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/59be901efe6b7833e69e638e0e1497051ce96fa7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.12.3-denial-of-service-via-unauthenticated-sessions"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

Action not permitted

CVE-2022-51008 (GCVE-0-2022-51008)

FKIE_CVE-2022-51008

GHSA-7PWM-93WH-WVJW

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature