CVE-2022-42287 Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers
An authorized attacker can upload and download arbitrary files via the IPMI handler, leading to privilege escalation, data tampering, and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42287?
CVE-2022-42287 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in IPMI handler, where an authorized attacker can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure and data tampering.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42287?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Bmc.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42287 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-2022-42287 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42287 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-476q-p4g6-6rx2.