CVE-2022-1850 Path Traversal in filegator/filegator

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Filegator to read or modify files outside the intended directory.

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-2022-1850?

CVE-2022-1850 is a medium-severity path traversal 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

Path Traversal in GitHub repository filegator/filegator prior to 7.8.0.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1850?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including filegator/filegator. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
filegator/filegator PackagistAll versions7.8.0
filegator/filegator PackagistAll versions7.8.0

Products include Filegator Filegator.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1850?

Upgrade filegator/filegator to 7.8.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-1850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrhw-54r8-545q.

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