CVE-2022-27618 Path traversal in Storage Analyzer

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can delete arbitrary files via path traversal in Synology Storage Analyzer webapi component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-27618?

CVE-2022-27618 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Synology Storage Analyzer, published on 3 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in webapi component in Synology Storage Analyzer before 2.1.0-0390 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27618?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Storage Analyzer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27618 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-2022-27618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqmh-q9hf-fq88.

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