Path traversal in Tableau Server Administration Agent - CVE-2022-22128
Published: February 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103899
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22128
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tableau
Affected software:
Tableau Server Administration Agent
Tableau Server Administration Agent
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within internal file transfer service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22128
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.