PT-2022-17195 · Cesanta · Mongoose

Published 2022-02-18 · Updated 2022-02-28 · CVE-2022-25299

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cesanta/mongoose versions prior to 7.6

Description The issue is related to the unsafe handling of file names during upload using the mg http upload() method, which may allow attackers to write files to arbitrary locations outside the designated target folder.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.6, update to version 7.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the mg http upload() method until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Files Accessible to External Parties

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-552

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-25299

SNYK-UNMANAGED-CESANTAMONGOOSE-2404180

Affected Products

Mongoose

References · 8

• 🔥 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-CESANTAMONGOOSE-2404180 · Exploit
• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/c65c8fdaaa257e0487ab0aaae9e8f6b439335945 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25299 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25299 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/37698 · Telegram Post