Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU86303

Path traversal in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42282

Published: February 9, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86303

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42282

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the SPX REST API. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system, leading to privilege escalation.

Affected software

DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

How to mitigate CVE-2022-42282

Install updates from vendor's website.

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - update to 2.09.00

External References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5513

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