# CVE-2022-36071: GO-2022-0964 - SFTPGo vulnerable to recovery codes abuse in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36071-sftpgo-vulnerable-to-recovery-codes-abuse  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36071 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

SFTPGo vulnerable to recovery codes abuse in github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

Technologies: [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo), [github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-drakkan-sftpgo-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36071 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36071 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36071?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.3.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36071?** Yes. github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.3.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36071?** Check whether you run github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) or github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) 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

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.3.4 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2@v2.3.4
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.3.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-36071
- GHSA-54qx-8p8w-xhg8
- GO-2022-0964

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