Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in Kotlin Ktor - CVE-2022-38179
Published: August 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66501
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38179
CWE-ID: CWE-184
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete list of disallowed inputs. A remote attacker can perform a reflect file download attack and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Kotlin Ktor
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38179
Install updates from vendor's website.
Kotlin Ktor - update to 2.1.0