# CVE-2022-35142: Raneto denial of service in search parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-35142-raneto-denial-of-service-in-search-parameter  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-05. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-35142 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-05

Raneto is an open-source knowledge base and wiki platform. A vulnerability in the search functionality allows attackers to craft malicious input that causes the application to crash or become unresponsive, disrupting service for all users. An attacker can trigger this remotely without authentication or special privileges.

Technologies: [raneto (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/raneto). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-35142 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-35142 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-35142?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 August 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** raneto (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.17.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-35142?** Yes. raneto (npm): upgrade to 0.17.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2022-35142 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-35142?** Check whether you run raneto (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- raneto (npm): upgrade to 0.17.1 or later

  ```sh
  npm install raneto@0.17.1
  ```


## Technical details

The vulnerability is a denial of service flaw triggered by a malicious payload injected into the Search parameter. The root cause involves improper input validation or error handling in the search functionality (CWE-287/CWE-703 territory, indicating potential authentication/authorization or improper neutralization issues). The attack requires no authentication and is triggered over the network via HTTP. An attacker can crash the application or degrade performance severely by sending a crafted search query. The issue was fixed in version 0.17.1; versions 0.17.0 and earlier are affected.

## Affected products

- Raneto Raneto 0.17.0 and earlier

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-35142
- GHSA-xxc2-j7jj-6g5m

## Timeline

- 2022-08-05: disclosed
- 2022-08-11: patched: Fix released in version 0.17.1

## References

- [https://github.com/ryanlelek/Raneto/issues/368](https://github.com/ryanlelek/Raneto/issues/368)

## Related threats

- [Raneto weak password complexity requirements](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-35143-raneto-weak-password-complexity-requirements)
- [Raneto cross-site scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-35144-raneto-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)