# CVE-2022-36082: mangadex-downloader vulnerable to unauthorized file reading

> Attackers can read local files by providing a web URL to the file command, exposing sensitive data on the user's system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw, PYSEC-2022-264

## What is CVE-2022-36082?

CVE-2022-36082 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in mansuf mangadex-downloader, published on 7 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

mangadex-downloader is a command-line tool to download manga from MangaDex. When using `file:<location>` command and `<location>` is a web URL location (http, https), mangadex-downloader between versions 1.3.0 and 1.7.2 will try to open and read a file in local disk for each line of website contents. Version 1.7.2 contains a patch for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36082?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mangadex-downloader. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mangadex-downloader` | PyPI | From 1.3.0 | 1.7.2 |
| `mangadex-downloader` | PyPI | From 1.3.0 | 1.7.2 |
| `mangadex-downloader` | PyPI | From 1.3.0 | 1.7.2 |

Products: Mangadex-Downloader Project Mangadex-Downloader.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36082?

Upgrade mangadex-downloader to 1.7.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-36082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36082 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in mansuf mangadex-downloader, published on 7 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mangadex-downloader (PyPI): affected from 1.3.0; fixed in 1.7.2
- mangadex-downloader (PyPI): affected from 1.3.0; fixed in 1.7.2
- mangadex-downloader (PyPI): affected from 1.3.0; fixed in 1.7.2

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-2022-36082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36082/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36082

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36082/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.