CVE-2022-45866 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit directory traversal in qpress library to read or modify arbitrary files via crafted .qp files.

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-2022-45866?

CVE-2022-45866 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 23 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

qpress before PierreLvx/qpress 20220819 and before version 11.3, as used in Percona XtraBackup and other products, allows directory traversal via ../ in a .qp file.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45866?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Qpress Project Qpress.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45866 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-2022-45866 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45866 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h9r-h75m-6w75.

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