CVE-2022-1849 Session Fixation in filegator/filegator
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1849 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-1849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in filegator/filegator, published on 24 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- filegator/filegator (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 7.8.0
- filegator/filegator (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 7.8.0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1849/index.md)
An attacker can hijack user sessions in Filegator, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-1849?
CVE-2022-1849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in filegator/filegator, published on 24 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Session Fixation in GitHub repository filegator/filegator prior to 7.8.0.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1849?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including filegator/filegator. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
filegator/filegator Packagist | All versions | 7.8.0 |
filegator/filegator Packagist | All versions | 7.8.0 |
Products include Filegator Filegator.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1849?
Upgrade filegator/filegator to 7.8.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-1849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in filegator/filegator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-47vg-483w-hp3m.