Path traversal in Joomla! - CVE-2022-23793
Published: March 29, 2022 / Updated: March 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61691
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23793
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in filenames inside .zip archives. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted archive to the web application and write files outside of the intended path.
Affected software
Joomla!
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23793
Install update from vendor's website.
Joomla! - addressed in versions 3.10.7, 4.1.1