CVE-2022-2145 Cloudlfare WARP Arbitrary File Overwrite
Attackers can escalate privileges and overwrite SYSTEM files via mount point creation during Cloudflare WARP installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2145?
CVE-2022-2145 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cloudflare WARP, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cloudflare WARP client for Windows (up to v. 2022.5.309.0) allowed creation of mount points from its ProgramData folder. During installation of the WARP client, it was possible to escalate privileges and overwrite SYSTEM protected files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudflare Warp.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-2145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloudflare WARP
- CVE-2022-4428 support_uri validation missing in WARP client for Windows
- CVE-2022-2225 Zero Trust Secure Web Gateway policies bypass using WARP client subcommands
- CVE-2023-2754 Plaintext transmission of DNS requests in Windows 1.1.1.1 WARP client
- CVE-2023-1862 Remote access to warp-svc.exe in Cloudflare WARP
- CVE-2023-0652 Local Privilege Escalation in Cloudflare WARP Installer (Windows)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7crm-h967-f3pf.