CVE-2022-31540 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server due to unsafe use of Flask send_file in the hin-eng-preprocessing library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31540?
CVE-2022-31540 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kumardeepak/hin-eng-preprocessing repository through 2019-07-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hin-Eng-Preprocessing Project Hin-Eng-Preprocessing.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31540 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-2022-31540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrw2-j933-x398.