# CVE-2022-24247: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in RiteCMS to overwrite files and achieve remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3x7-xjfr-2hfx

## What is CVE-2022-24247?

CVE-2022-24247 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RiteCMS version 3.1.0 and below suffers from an arbitrary file overwrite via path traversal vulnerability in Admin Panel. Exploiting the vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to overwrite any file in the web root (along with any other file on the server that the PHP process user has the proper permissions to write) resulting a remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24247?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ritecms Ritecms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-23934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23934/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-67171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67171/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-67172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67172/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-46367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46367/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-67173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67173/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24247 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24247 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2022-24247/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24247/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24247
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24247
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24247

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24247/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.