Path Traversal in Rust-lang Cargo
CVE-2022-36113
Cargo is a package manager for the rust programming language. After a package is downloaded, Cargo extracts its source code in the ~/.cargo folder on disk, making it available to the Rust projects it builds. To record when an extraction is…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.089 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Rust-lang Cargo — versions < 0.65.0, = 0.66.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-rfj2-q3h3-hm5j (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/97b80919e404b0768ea31ae329c3b4da54bed05a (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36113?
- CVE-2022-36113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Cargo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36113?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-36113 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.