Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-45299
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in the rust-webbrowser package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An issue in the IpFile argument of rust-lang webbrowser-rs v0.8.2 allows attackers to access arbitrary files via supplying a crafted URL.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | rust-webbrowser | 0.8.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45299 |
| Debian:14 | rust-webbrowser | 0.8.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45299 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-webbrowser | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45299 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H