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CVE-2022-23644: Server-side request forgery in BookWyrm

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

BookWyrm is a decentralized social network for tracking reading habits and reviewing books. The functionality to load a cover via url is vulnerable to a server-side request forgery attack. Any BookWyrm instance running a version prior to v0.3.0 is susceptible to attack from a logged-in user. The problem has been patched and administrators should upgrade to version 0.3.0 As a workaround, BookWyrm instances can close registration and limit members to trusted individuals.

Affected products

• bookwyrm-social bookwyrm: before 0.3.0 — fixed in 0.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: bookwyrm-social bookwyrm 0.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-5m7g-66h6-5cvq
• https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/security/advisories/GHSA-5m7g-66h6-5cvq

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