Vulnerability in Jetbrains Ktor

CVE-2022-38179

JetBrains Ktor before 2.1.0 was vulnerable to the Reflect File Download attack

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-38179: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38179?
CVE-2022-38179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Ktor, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-38179?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38179 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.