Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU86307

Path traversal in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42287

Published: February 9, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86307

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42287

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the IPMI handler. A local administrator 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-2022-42287

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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