CVE-2022-2969: delta industrial automation dialink Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2969 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in delta industrial automation dialink. EPSS estimates a 2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-12-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Delta Industrial Automation DIALink versions prior to v1.5.0.0 Beta 4 uses an external input to construct a pathname intended to identify a file or directory located underneath a restricted parent directory. However, the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname, which can cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory.

• 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.