CVE-2022-0178Network attack vector

Unauthorized API token creation via missing permission gate

Published Jan 13, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Missing authorization in Snipe-IT before 5.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to see and create personal access tokens. ProfileController::api() returned the account/api view without checking the self.api permission; the fix adds that Gate check and returns HTTP 403 when it fails. Any authenticated account could reach token creation even when administrators had granted no system permissions.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Snipe-IT before 5.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to see and create personal access tokens. ProfileController::api() returned the account/api view without checking the self.api permission; the fix adds that Gate check and returns HTTP 403 when it fails. Any authenticated account could reach token creation even when administrators had granted no system permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0178
Published
Jan 13, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Grokability, Inc.
Product
Snipe-IT
Classifications
CWE-862, CWE-284, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <5.3.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Grokability, Inc. · Snipe-ITversion=unspecified <5.3.8

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.5NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.3@huntrdev CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1098Account Manipulation

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