Path Traversal in Carel Applica

CVE-2022-37122

Carel pCOWeb HVAC BACnet Gateway 2.1.0, Firmware: A2.1.0 - B2.1.0, Application Software: 2.15.4A Software v16 13020200 suffers from an unauthenticated arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability. Input passed through the 'file' GET parameter through the 'logdownload.cgi' Bash script is not properly verified before being used to download log files. This can be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary and sensitive files via directory traversal attacks.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.197 (97.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37122?
CVE-2022-37122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Carel Applica, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-37122?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-37122 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.