#VU79310 Path traversal in Qt - CVE-2022-25634
Published: August 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79310
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25634
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Qt
Qt
Software vendor:
Trolltech
Trolltech
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. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396689
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/CVE-2022-25643-6.2.diff
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/CVE-2022-25643-5.15.diff
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/tqtc-qtbase/+/396690
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396440