Path traversal in Fineract - CVE-2022-44635
Published: November 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69695
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44635
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Fineract
Fineract
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 in the file upload feature. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and upload files to arbitrary locations on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44635
Install update from vendor's website.