CVE-2022-24830 Path Traversal in OpenClinica

Medium 6.5 Published 13 May 2022 Updated 22 Apr 2025

Attackers can exploit path traversal in OpenClinica to read or write arbitrary files, potentially achieving remote code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-24830?

CVE-2022-24830 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenClinica, published on 13 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClinica is an open source software for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM). OpenClinica prior to version 3.16 is vulnerable to path traversal in multiple endpoints, leading to arbitrary file read/write, and potential remote code execution. There are no known workarounds. This issue has been patched and users are recommended to upgrade.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24830?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclinica Openclinica.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24830?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24830 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-2022-24830 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-24830 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9rrv-prff-qph7.