# CVE-2022-41712: Path traversal in Frappe

> An attacker can read arbitrary local files via the import_file parameter in Frappe, exposing sensitive system data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rfgc-5r25-fw46

## What is CVE-2022-41712?

CVE-2022-41712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Frappe, published on 25 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Frappe version 14.10.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not correctly validate the information injected by the user in the import_file parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41712?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Frappe Frappe.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41712 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41712 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Frappe

- [CVE-2019-14965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14965/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-35614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35614/): Frappe has a SQL injection in bulk_update (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-31877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31877/): Frappe SQL Injection due to improper field sanitization (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-68929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68929/): Frappe may be vulnerable remote code execution due to server-side template injection (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-14966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14966/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41712 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Frappe, published on 25 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41712 exists.

Affected product: Frappe. 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-2022-41712/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41712/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41712
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41712
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41712

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41712/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.