CVE-2022-3540

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsHUNTER2Project HUNTER2

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An issue has been discovered in hunter2 affecting all versions before 2.1.0. Improper handling of auto-completion input allows an authenticated attacker to extract other users email addresses

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

HUNTER2 · HUNTER2 Project

95%

v < 2.1.0

Affected range stops below 2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Project HUNTER2 · HUNTER2 Contributors

60%

v < 2.1.0

Affected range stops below 2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3540.json

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/hunter2.app/hunter2/-/issues/529

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitLab

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-312

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