CVE-2022-45447 Path Traversal in M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites
An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server via directory traversal in the M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop.
- 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-2022-45447?
CVE-2022-45447 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Prestashop M4 PDF plugin, published on 20 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. The “f” parameter is not properly checked in the resource /m4pdf/pdf.php, returning any file given its relative path. An attacker that exploits this vulnerability could download /etc/passwd from the server if the file exists.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Prestashop M4 Pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45447 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-2022-45447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Prestashop M4 PDF plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7vq-2xcx-xqqm.