Path Traversal in Nazgul Nostromo
CVE-2022-48253
nhttpd in Nostromo before 2.1 is vulnerable to a path traversal that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote server. The vulnerability occurs when the homedirs option is used.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.034 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nazgul Nostromo
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-48253?
- CVE-2022-48253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nazgul Nostromo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-48253?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-48253 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.