# CVE-2022-46154: Arbitrary file access in KodExplorer


- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f8p-4w5q-j5j2

## What is CVE-2022-46154?

CVE-2022-46154 is a high-severity vulnerability in kalcaddle KodExplorer, published on 6 Dec 2022. 

### Official description

Kodexplorer is a chinese language web based file manager and browser based code editor. Versions prior to 4.50 did not prevent unauthenticated users from requesting arbitrary files from the host OS file system. As a result any files available to the host process may be accessed by arbitrary users. This issue has been addressed in version 4.50. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46154?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kodcloud Kodexplorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in kalcaddle KodExplorer

- [CVE-2023-6850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6850/): kalcaddle KodExplorer API Endpoint unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6851/): kalcaddle KodExplorer ZIP Archive app.php unzipList code injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6852/): kalcaddle KodExplorer app.php server-side request forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6853/): kalcaddle KodExplorer app.php index server-side request forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-49489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49489/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46154 is a high-severity vulnerability in kalcaddle KodExplorer, published on 6 Dec 2022. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: kalcaddle KodExplorer. 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-2022-46154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46154/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46154

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46154/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.