CVE-2022-45921

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Published Nov 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

FusionAuth before 1.41.3 allows a file outside of the application root to be viewed or retrieved using an HTTP request. To be specific, an attacker may be able to view or retrieve any file readable by the user running the FusionAuth process.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:fusionauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2022-7426	FusionAuth before 1.41.3 allows a file outside of the application root to be viewed or retrieved using an HTTP request. To be specific, an attacker may be able to view or retrieve any file readable by the user running the FusionAuth process.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rmcx-fg5w-x8j9	FusionAuth vulnerable to directory traversal attack

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.736% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/release-notes
https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-issues/issues/1983

History

Apr 28, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fusionauth Fusionauth

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2025, 6:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 28, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2025, 6:13 PM
Reserved: Nov 27, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 28, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

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