# CVE-2022-45155: obs-service-go_modules: arbitrary directory delete

> Attackers can delete arbitrary files and directories on the victim's system by influencing service calls in the openSUSE build service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3c33-2j43-9jqp, openSUSE-SU-2024:12740-1

## What is CVE-2022-45155?

CVE-2022-45155 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in openSUSE Factory, published on 15 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in obs-service-go_modules of openSUSE Factory allows attackers that can influence the call to the service to delete files and directories on the system of the victim. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory obs-service-go_modules versions prior to 0.6.1.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45155?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `obs-service-go_modules` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.6.1-1.1 |

Products: Suse Opensuse Factory.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45155?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-45155 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45155 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45155 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45155 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in openSUSE Factory, published on 15 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45155 exists.

Affected product: openSUSE Factory. 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-2022-45155/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45155/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45155
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45155
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45155

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45155/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.