Path traversal in Uyuni - CVE-2022-31255

 

Path traversal in Uyuni - CVE-2022-31255

Published: November 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69062
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31255
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Uyuni Project
Affected software:
Uyuni

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user  can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-31255

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources