CVE-2022-42977 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Netic User Export add-on to download arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-42977?

CVE-2022-42977 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Netic User Export add-on before 1.3.5 for Atlassian Confluence has the functionality to generate a list of users in the application, and export it. During export, the HTTP request has a fileName parameter that accepts any file on the system (e.g., an SSH private key) to be downloaded.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42977?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Confluence Data Center.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42977 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-2022-42977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q5x-xfgf-96mf.

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