CVE-2022-45968 AList vulnerable to Improper Preservation of Permissions

What is CVE-2022-45968?

CVE-2022-45968 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Alist v3.4.0 is vulnerable to File Upload. A user with only file upload permission can upload any file to any folder (even a password protected one).

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45968?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 and github.com/alist-org/alist. It affects 1 product.

Products include Alistgo Alist.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45968?

Upgrade github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 to 3.5.1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-45968 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45968 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2022-45969 Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-25160 Alist has Insecure TLS Config Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-25161 Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal in multiple file operation handlers High 8.8
• CVE-2023-33498 alist Incorrect Access Control vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2023-31726 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4gjr-vgfx-9qvw, GO-2022-1161.