# CVE-2022-26484: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files on the system via directory traversal in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrc9-jfgg-hw4v

## What is CVE-2022-26484?

CVE-2022-26484 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM) before 7.4.2 Patch 600 and 8.x before 8.0.0 Patch 100. The web server fails to sanitize admin/cgi-bin/rulemgr.pl/getfile/ input data, allowing a remote authenticated administrator to read arbitrary files on the system via Directory Traversal. By manipulating the resource name in GET requests referring to files with absolute paths, it is possible to access arbitrary files stored on the filesystem, including application source code, configuration files, and critical system files.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26484?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Veritas Infoscale Operations Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-44925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44925/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38404/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-32568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32568/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-32569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32569/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-44923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44923/): SQL injection in InfoScale VIOM before v9.1.3 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges. (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26484 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26484 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-2022-26484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26484/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26484

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26484/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.