What is CVE-2022-45305?

CVE-2022-45305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chocolatey Python3, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-45305?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45305 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Chocolatey Python3

CVE-2022-45305

Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Python3 package v3.11.0 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the subfolder C:\Python311 and all files located in that folder.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Chocolatey Chocolatey_python3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45305?: CVE-2022-45305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chocolatey Python3, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-45305?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45305 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.