What is CVE-2022-45290?

CVE-2022-45290 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kbase Doc Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-45290?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45290 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Kbase Doc Project

CVE-2022-45290

Kbase Doc v1.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the component /web/IndexController.java.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Kbase Doc Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/HH1F/KbaseDoc-v1.0-Arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability/blob/main/R… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45290?: CVE-2022-45290 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kbase Doc Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-45290?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45290 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.