SB2023080946 - Path traversal in Qt
Published: August 9, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023080946
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25634)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396689
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/CVE-2022-25643-6.2.diff
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/CVE-2022-25643-5.15.diff
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/tqtc-qtbase/+/396690
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396440