CVE-2022-4879VulnerabilityPublished 6 Jan 2023Updated 28 May 2025

CVE-2022-4879: Forged Alliance Forever · Improper Authorization

Affects Forged Alliance ForeverSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.6Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Adjacent
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubfaforever/fa`pkg:github/faforever/fa`Other threats	Affected =3746	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

The primary and most effective mitigation is to upgrade Forged Alliance Forever to version 3747 or later, where the vulnerability has been patched. Organizations and server administrators should verify their current version and apply the update promptly. Additionally, administrators should review and tighten access controls around the Vote Handler component and any related administrative functions to ensure that only authorized users have the necessary privileges. Monitoring and logging voting-related activities can help detect any unauthorized attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Network segmentation and limiting access to the game servers to trusted users can reduce the attack surface. Since the vulnerability requires some level of authenticated access, enforcing strong authentication mechanisms and regularly auditing user privileges will further reduce risk. Finally, maintaining up-to-date backups of server configurations and data will aid in recovery if availability is impacted.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Forged Alliance Forever up to 3746. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Vote Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. Upgrading to version 3747 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6880971bd3d73d942384aff62d53058c206ce644. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217555.

Impact

For European organizations, the direct impact of this vulnerability is likely limited due to the niche nature of the affected software, which is primarily used by gaming communities rather than enterprise environments. However, organizations that host or support gaming servers or community platforms related to Forged Alliance Forever could experience disruptions in service integrity and availability. Unauthorized manipulation of voting mechanisms could lead to denial of service or unfair administrative actions within the gaming environment, potentially damaging community trust and user experience. While the vulnerability does not impact confidentiality, the integrity and availability issues could affect operational continuity for affected servers. There is minimal risk to broader organizational IT infrastructure unless the software is integrated into larger systems, which is uncommon. Nonetheless, gaming communities and related service providers in Europe should be aware and take appropriate action to prevent service disruptions.

Summary

CVE-2022-4879 is a vulnerability identified in the software Forged Alliance Forever, specifically affecting versions up to 3746. The issue lies within an unspecified functionality of the Vote Handler component, where improper authorization (CWE-285) allows an attacker with limited privileges to manipulate voting-related operations. This improper authorization flaw means that the system does not correctly enforce access controls, potentially allowing an attacker with some level of authenticated access (low privileges) to perform actions that should be restricted. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited remotely (attack vector: adjacent network), but it does require the attacker to have some privileges (PR:L). The impact of the vulnerability is limited to integrity and availability, with no confidentiality impact. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.6, indicating a medium severity level. The vulnerability has been patched in version 3747 of Forged Alliance Forever, and users are strongly advised to upgrade to this version to remediate the issue. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time. The vulnerability's root cause is improper authorization checks in the Vote Handler, which could allow unauthorized manipulation of voting processes within the application, potentially disrupting normal operations or altering outcomes. Given the nature of the software, which is a community-driven multiplayer game client for Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, the threat is primarily relevant to users and servers running this software.

CWE-285Improper Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (opens in a new tab)
Cross Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)
Directory Indexing (opens in a new tab)
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 7 Jul 2025, 09:28 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-285

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