Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-51020

Flower before 2.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because Tornado xsrf_cookies is disabled and the OAuth session cookie lacks SameSite.

Published Oct 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Flower before 2.2.0 contains

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-51020. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Flower before 2.2.0 contains is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Flower before 2.2.0 contains).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

Flower before 2.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because Tornado xsrf_cookies is disabled and the OAuth session cookie lacks SameSite. Attackers can lure authenticated users to malicious pages that POST to /api/worker/shutdown, /api/worker/pool/restart, or /api/task/revoke to shut down Celery workers, resize pools, and revoke tasks.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2022-51020

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-51020. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Flower before 2.2.0 contains is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Flower before 2.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because Tornado xsrf_cookies is disabled and the OAuth session cookie lacks SameSite. Attackers can lure authenticated users to malicious pages that POST to /api/worker/shutdown, /api/worker/pool/restart, or /api/task/revoke to shut down Celery workers, resize pools, and revoke tasks.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Flower before 2.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because Tornado xsrf_cookies is disabled and the OAuth session cookie lacks SameSite. Attackers can lure authenticated users to malicious pages that POST to /api/worker/shutdown, /api/worker/pool/restart, or /api/task/revoke to shut down Celery workers, resize pools, and revoke tasks.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-51020

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-51020

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-51020

    Flower before 2.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because Tornado xsrf_cookies is disabled and the OAuth session cookie lacks SameSite. Attackers can lure authenticated users to malicious pages that POST to /api/worker/shutdown, /api/worker/pool/restart, or

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.