FKIE_CVE-2022-35488

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-08-08 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:51
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In Zammad 5.2.0, an attacker could manipulate the rate limiting in the 'forgot password' feature of Zammad, and thereby send many requests for a known account to cause Denial Of Service by many generated emails which would also spam the victim.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://zammad.com/de/advisories/zaa-2022-05Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://zammad.com/de/advisories/zaa-2022-05Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zammad zammad 5.2.0
zammad zammad 5.2.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:51:52.843",
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