Path traversal in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42282

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Path traversal in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42282

Published: February 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86303
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42282
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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