CVE-2022-39290 | CSRF key bypass using HTTP methods in zoneminder

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ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. In affected versions authenticated users can bypass CSRF keys by modifying the request supplied to the Zoneminder web application. These modifications include replacing HTTP POST with an HTTP GET and removing the CSRF key from the request. An attacker can take advantage of this by using an HTTP GET request to perform actions with no CSRF protection. This could allow an attacker to cause an authenticated user to perform unexpected actions on the web application. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Published: 2022-10-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-39290 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.21%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-39290

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51071 exploit_db edb 2023-03-27 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-39290

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-31 4.00% 5.21% +1.21%
2 2026-03-28 2.62% 4.00% +1.39%
3 2026-03-16 2.62%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-39290

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.1 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-39290

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-39290

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2022-39290: 1 source package rows (zoneminder); 13 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 6. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-39290
debian unimportant CVE-2022-39290 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (zoneminder), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-39290
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-39290 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zoneminder), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 6, needs-triage 5, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-39290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-39290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zoneminder zoneminder < 1.36.27 cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zoneminder zoneminder > 1.37.0, < 1.37.24 cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-39290

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