Path Traversal in Scif Scifio
CVE-2022-4493
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in scifio. Affected by this vulnerability is the function downloadAndUnpackResource of the file src/test/java/io/scif/util/DefaultSampleFilesService.java of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The name of the patch is fcb0dbca0ec72b22fe0c9ddc8abc9cb188a0ff31. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215803.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Scif Scifio
- Unspecified Scifio — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4493?
- CVE-2022-4493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Scif Scifio, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4493?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.