Path traversal in ExifTool - CVE-2022-23935
Published: February 20, 2022 / Updated: February 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60721
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23935
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: ExifTool
Affected software:
ExifTool
ExifTool
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 the file names within lib/Image/ExifTool.pm. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file name to the application and read arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23935
Install update from vendor's website.