CVE-2022-42136 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated users can upload unsanitized files to public folders, enabling remote code execution on the server.
- 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-2022-42136?
CVE-2022-42136 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 13 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authenticated mail users, under specific circumstances, could add files with unsanitized content in public folders where the IIS user had permission to access. That action, could lead an attacker to store arbitrary code on that files and execute RCE commands.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42136 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-2022-42136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7365-g5qg-hxx6.