Path traversal in FreshTomato - CVE-2022-38451

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU71728

Path traversal in FreshTomato - CVE-2022-38451

Published: February 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71728
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38451
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreshTomato
Software vendor:
freshtomato.org

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 httpd update.cgi functionality. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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