CVE-2022-4572 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-4572: UBI Reader UBIFS File output.py ubireader_extract_files path traversal

Vendor Unspecified
Product UBI Reader
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published December 17, 2022
Last update April 15, 2025

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in UBI Reader up to 0.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function ubireader_extract_files of the file ubireader/ubifs/output.py of the component UBIFS File Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.8.5 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d5d68e6b1b9f7070c29df5f67fc060f579ae9139. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216146 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 17, 2022 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated