CVE-2022-51024 Kavita < 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-51024?
CVE-2022-51024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kareadita Kavita, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying '../' sequences in the filename parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /api/image/cover-upload with filename values like ../appsettings.json to retrieve configuration files outside the temp directory. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-51024?
How do I fix CVE-2022-51024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-51024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-51024 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-51024 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-558q-5f3p-2qrg.