High severity · published Feb 18, 2022
CVE-2022-25299
This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6. The unsafe handling of file names during upload using mg_http_upload() method may enable attackers to write files to arbitrary locations outside the designated target folder.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mongoose · Cesanta
before 7.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25299
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25299
Patch
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/c65c8fdaaa257e0487ab0aaae9e8f6b439335945
Exploit
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-CESANTAMONGOOSE-2404180
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