Path Traversal in Galaxyproject Galaxy
CVE-2022-23470
Galaxy is an open-source platform for data analysis. An arbitrary file read exists in Galaxy 22.01 and Galaxy 22.05 due to the switch to Gunicorn, which can be used to read any file accessible to the operating system user under which Galaxy is running. This vulnerability affects Galaxy 22.01 and higher, after the switch to gunicorn, which serve static contents directly. Additionally, the vulnerability is mitigated when using Nginx or Apache to serve /static/* contents, instead of Galaxy's internal middleware. This issue has been patched in commit `e5e6bda4f` and will be included in future releases. Users are advised to manually patch their installations. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Galaxyproject Galaxy — versions >= 22.01, <= 22.05
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/security/advisories/GHSA-grjf-2ghx-q77x (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/commit/e5e6bda4f014f807ca77ee0cf6af777a55918346 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23470?
- CVE-2022-23470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Galaxyproject Galaxy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2022-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23470?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.