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CVE-2022-4572

5.4 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in UBI Reader up to 0.8.0.

Published Dec 17, 2022CWE-22EPSS 0.59%

Overview

CVE-2022-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in UBI Reader up to 0.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function ubireader_extract_files of the file ubireader/ubifs/output.py of the component UBIFS File Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.8.5 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d5d68e6b1b9f7070c29df5f67fc060f579ae9139. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216146 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/commit/d5d68e6b1b9f7070c29df5f67fc060f579ae9139GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/pull/57GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/releases/tag/v0.8.5-masterRefvuldb.com/?id.216146GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/commit/d5d68e6b1b9f7070c29df5f67fc060f579ae9139GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/pull/57GitHubgithub.com/jrspruitt/ubi_reader/releases/tag/v0.8.5-masterRefvuldb.com/?id.216146

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4572?

CVE-2022-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-4572?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-4572?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-4572?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-4572 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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