What is CVE-2022-24992?

CVE-2022-24992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qr Code Generator Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-24992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24992 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Qr Code Generator Project

CVE-2022-24992

A vulnerability in the component process.php of QR Code Generator v5.2.7 allows attackers to perform directory traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-07-25 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Qr Code Generator Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Broken Link)
codecanyon.net/item/qrcdr-responsive-qr-code-generator/9226839 (Product)
n0lsec.medium.com/qrcdr-path-traversal-vulnerability-bb89acc0c100 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24992?: CVE-2022-24992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qr Code Generator Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-24992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24992 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.