Path traversal in GuardDog - CVE-2022-23530
Published: February 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72326
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23530
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GuardDog
GuardDog
Software vendor:
DataDog
DataDog
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when extracting files using the shutil.unpack_archive() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and write files to an arbitrary location on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.