Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-31246
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the electrum package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
paymentrequest.py in Electrum before 4.2.2 allows a file:// URL in the r parameter of a payment request (e.g., within QR code data). On Windows, this can lead to capture of credentials over SMB. On Linux and UNIX, it can lead to a denial of service by specifying the /dev/zero filename.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | electrum | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31246 |
| Debian:13 | electrum | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31246 |
| Debian:14 | electrum | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31246 |