# CVE-2022-39058: Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system - Path Traversal

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files in the RAVA certificate validation system.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8m8-g7pf-5jxh

## What is CVE-2022-39058?

CVE-2022-39058 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system, published on 18 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RAVA certification validation system has a path traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39058?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Changingtec Rava Certificate Validation System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system

- [CVE-2022-39056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39056/): Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system - SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-39057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39057/): Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system - Command Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-39055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39055/): Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39058 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39058 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system, published on 18 Oct 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-2022-39058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Changing Information Technology Inc. RAVA certificate validation system. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2022-39058/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39058/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39058
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39058
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39058

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39058/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.