What is CVE-2022-40742?

CVE-2022-40742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softnext Mail Sqr Expert, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-40742?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Softnext Mail Sqr Expert

CVE-2022-40742

Mail SQR Expert system has a Local File Inclusion vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP file with .asp file extension under specific system paths, to access and modify partial system information but does not affect service availability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Softnext Mail_sqr_expert — versions 2dut.220701
Softnext Technologies Corp. Mail Sqr Expert — versions 2dut.190301

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

twcert@cert.org.tw (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40742?: CVE-2022-40742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softnext Mail Sqr Expert, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-40742?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.