CVE-2022-31506: cmu opendiamond Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-31506 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in cmu opendiamond. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 11-07-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The cmusatyalab/opendiamond repository through 10.1.1 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.

• 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.