CVE-2022-44635 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Fineract allowed an authenticated user to perform remote code execution due to a path traversal vulnerability in a file upload component of Apache Fineract, allowing an attacker to run remote code. This issue affects Apache Fineract version 1.8.0 and prior versions. We recommend users to upgrade to 1.8.1.

Published: 2022-11-29

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 13.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Fineract

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Apache Fineract 1.8`	affected	≤ 1.8.0
`Apache Fineract 1.7`	affected	≤ 1.7.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12974.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/3
https://lists.apache.org/thread/t8q6fmh3o6yqmy69qtqxppk9yg9wfybg

History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apache Fineract

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-25T14:51:14.718Z

Reserved: 2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-44635

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:54:03.993Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-29T15:15:10.897

Modified: 2025-04-25T15:15:33.310

Link: CVE-2022-44635

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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