CVE-2022-44635 Apache Fineract allowed an authenticated user to perform remote code execution due to path traversal

What is CVE-2022-44635?

CVE-2022-44635 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Fineract, published on 29 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Fineract allowed an authenticated user to perform remote code execution due to a path traversal vulnerability in a file upload component of Apache Fineract, allowing an attacker to run remote code. This issue affects Apache Fineract version 1.8.0 and prior versions. We recommend users to upgrade to 1.8.1.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44635?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Fineract.

How do I fix CVE-2022-44635?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44635 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-2022-44635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Fineract

• CVE-2024-23538 SQL injection in Apache Fineract Critical 9.9
• CVE-2018-11800 SQL injection in Apache Fineract Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-11801 SQL injection in Apache Fineract Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-1290 SQL injection in Apache Fineract Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-32838 Apache Fineract: SQL injection vulnerabilities in offices API endpoint Critical 9.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mh5c-7q6j-cwmg.