CVE-2022-29511
Published: 15 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29511 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Lansweeper Lansweeper. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the KnowledgebasePageActions.aspx ImportArticles functionality of Lansweeper version 10.1.1.0. Identified as CVE-2022-29511 and assigned CWE-22, the flaw permits arbitrary file reads when a specially crafted HTTP request is processed by the affected component and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and low privileges required.
An authenticated attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to the KnowledgebasePageActions.aspx endpoint and retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying system, resulting in high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
The associated EPSS score has remained essentially flat, with a current value of 0.1655 and a peak of 0.1669.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33848
Vulnerability details
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the KnowledgebasePageActions.aspx ImportArticles functionality of Lansweeper lansweeper 10.1.1.0. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary file read. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
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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.