Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-4721Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in ikus060/rdiffweb
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ikus060/rdiffweb from ikus060. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.5.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | rdiffweb | 2.5.5 | GHSA-83pm-7v48-5jp4 |
| PyPI | rdiffweb | 2.5.5 | PYSEC-2022-43007 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ikus060 | ikus060/rdiffweb | unspecified – before 2.5.5 |
Weakness: CWE-75 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H