CVE-2022-21695 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-21695: Improper Access Control in Onionshare

Vendor Onionshare
Product onionshare
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published January 18, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network. In affected versions authenticated users (or unauthenticated in public mode) can send messages without being visible in the list of chat participants. This issue has been resolved in version 2.5.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 18, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated