# CVE-2022-48482: Path traversal in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive files like credentials and backups via directory traversal in the 3CX desktop client.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hcc-5pm7-xc33

## What is CVE-2022-48482?

CVE-2022-48482 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48482?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 3cx 3cx.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-48482 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48482 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-49954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49954/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28005/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45490/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-29059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29059/): Supply chain in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14935/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48482 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48482 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48482 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-48482/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48482/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48482
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48482
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48482

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48482/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.