CVE-2022-3940 lanyulei ferry task.go path traversal

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the ferry workflow system to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3940?

CVE-2022-3940 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in lanyulei ferry, published on 11 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in lanyulei ferry. This affects an unknown part of the file apis/process/task.go. The manipulation of the argument file_name leads to path traversal. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213447.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3940?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ferry Project Ferry.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3940?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3940 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-2022-3940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9w5-3chf-37p3.

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