What is CVE-2022-40274?

CVE-2022-40274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gridea, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-40274?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gridea

CVE-2022-40274

Gridea version 0.9.3 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on any client attempting to view a malicious markdown file through Gridea. This is possible because the application has the 'nodeIntegration' option enabled.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gridea — versions 0.9.3
Linux Linux_kernel
N/a Gridea — versions 0.9.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

help@fluidattacks.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
help@fluidattacks.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40274?: CVE-2022-40274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gridea, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-40274?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.