CVE-2022-38120 POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO - Path Traversal

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker with general user privileges can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in UPSMON PRO to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files.

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-2022-38120?

CVE-2022-38120 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO, published on 10 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

UPSMON PRO’s has a path traversal vulnerability. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38120?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Upspowercom Upsmon Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38120?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38120 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-2022-38120 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-38120 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3jhh-jx96-63p5.

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