CVE-2022-4748 FlatPress File Delete panel.mediamanager.file.php doItemActions path traversal

Medium 5.5 Published 27 Dec 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in FlatPress's file delete handler to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-4748?

CVE-2022-4748 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in FlatPress, published on 27 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in FlatPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function doItemActions of the file fp-plugins/mediamanager/panels/panel.mediamanager.file.php of the component File Delete Handler. The manipulation of the argument deletefile leads to path traversal. The name of the patch is 5d5c7f6d8f072d14926fc2c3a97cdd763802f170. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216861 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4748?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flatpress Flatpress.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4748?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4748 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-2022-4748 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4748 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pqc-653v-h7v2.