CVE-2022-25937: glance_project glance Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-25937 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in glance_project glance. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 13-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 21-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Versions of the package glance before 3.0.9 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal that allows users to read files outside the public root directory. This is related to but distinct from the vulnerability reported in [CVE-2018-3715](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/npm:glance:20180129).

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.