CVE-2022-1681Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Privilege escalation via unchecked group permission assignment

Published May 12, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Authentication bypass in Requarks Wiki.js before 2.5.281 allows remote authenticated users to gain root permissions through a crafted GraphQL group update. The server/graph/resolvers/group.js resolver failed to stop users with manage:groups from assigning the manage:system permission to a group. A user must already hold manage:groups, after which the assignment grants root-level administration with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Requarks Wiki.js before 2.5.281 allows remote authenticated users to gain root permissions through a crafted GraphQL group update. The server/graph/resolvers/group.js resolver failed to stop users with manage:groups from assigning the manage:system permission to a group. A user must already hold manage:groups, after which the assignment grants root-level administration with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1681
Published
May 12, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Requarks.io
Product
Wiki.js
Classifications
CWE-288, CWE-287, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2.5.281

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Requarks.io · Wiki.jsversion=unspecified <2.5.281

Published CVSS scores

7.2NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.2huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1098Account Manipulation

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