CVE-2022-32761 Path traversal in AVideo

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files from the server due to improper input validation in the video encoder.

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-2022-32761?

CVE-2022-32761 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 22 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the aVideoEncoderReceiveImage functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master commit 3f7c0364. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary file read. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-610, CWE-73

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32761?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wwbn Avideo.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32761 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-2022-32761 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-32761 exists.

All Wwbn Avideo vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6vj-43fg-42hg.

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