CVE-2022-3184
Published: 21 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3184 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-N20 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 15.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Dataprobe iBoot-PDU firmware versions prior to 1.42.06162022 contain a path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-3184. The flaw resides in an older PHP page that remains accessible in the shipped firmware and permits unauthenticated directory traversal, allowing an attacker to write arbitrary files into the webroot directory. The issue is assigned CWE-22 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability over the network to upload and execute files on the device, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without any user interaction or credentials.
CISA advisory ICSA-22-263-03 recommends that organizations upgrade Dataprobe iBoot-PDU firmware to version 1.42.06162022 or later and apply any additional hardening steps described in the vendor release notes.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0838 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0210, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-42601
Vulnerability details
Dataprobe iBoot-PDU FW versions prior to 1.42.06162022 contain a vulnerability where the device’s existing firmware allows unauthenticated users to access an old PHP page vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow a user to write a file to the webroot…
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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.