# CVE-2022-48483: Path traversal in n/a

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can read system files via directory traversal in the 3CX desktop client, exposing sensitive Windows system data.

- **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-q8jh-8mqf-vwq9

## What is CVE-2022-48483?

CVE-2022-48483 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 Hotfix 1 build 18.0.3.461 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read %WINDIR%\system32 files via /Electron/download directory traversal in conjunction with a path component that has a drive letter and uses backslash characters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-28005.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48483?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 3cx 3cx.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-48483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2022-48483 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48483 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2022-48483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48483/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48483
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48483
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48483

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48483/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.