CVE-2022-38340

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Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40930	Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.352% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-Arbitrary-file-upload-with-any-authenticated-FME-Server-account
https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Server-vulnerability-with-arbitrary-path-traversal-and-file-upload
https://www.cycura.com/blog/safe-software-inc-fme-server-vulnerability-disclosure/

History

May 29, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Safe Fme Server

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:45 PM
Reserved: Aug 15, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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