CVE-2022-39213 — go-cvss is a Go module to manipulate Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

go-cvss is a Go module to manipulate Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). In affected versions when a full CVSS v2.0 vector string is parsed using `ParseVector`, an Out-of-Bounds Read is possible due to a lack of tests. The Go module will then panic. The problem is patched

01What is this vulnerability?

go-cvss is a Go module to manipulate Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). In affected versions when a full CVSS v2.0 vector string is parsed using `ParseVector`, an Out-of-Bounds Read is possible due to a lack of tests. The Go module will then panic. The problem is patched in tag `v0.4.0`, by the commit `d9d478ff0c13b8b09ace030db9262f3c2fe031f4`. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
pandatix	go	cvss — >= 0.2.0, < 0.4.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-09-15T21:45:12.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-22T17:21:23.908Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/pandatix/go-cvss/security/advisories/GHSA-xhmf-mmv2-4hhx
• github.com — https://github.com/pandatix/go-cvss/commit/d9d478ff0c13b8b09ace030db9262f3c2fe03…
• github.com — https://github.com/pandatix/go-cvss/blob/master/SECURITY.md