CVE-2022-23347
Published: 21 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23347 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Bigantsoft Bigant Server. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
BigAnt Software BigAnt Server version 5.6.06 contains a directory traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-23347 and assigned CWE-22. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality while leaving integrity and availability unaffected.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted path sequences to read files outside the intended web root. Successful exploitation grants the ability to retrieve sensitive configuration data, source code, or other restricted files stored on the server.
Public proof-of-concept code is available in a GitHub repository, and the EPSS score reached a peak of 0.7540 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.7233. No vendor advisory or patch information appears among the listed references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28426
Vulnerability details
BigAnt Software BigAnt Server v5.6.06 was discovered to be vulnerable to directory traversal attacks.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.