7.5

CVE-2022-48483: 3cx Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 02-05-2023Last modified 30-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48483 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in 3cx. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

3CX before 18 Hotfix 1 build 18.0.3.461 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read %WINDIR%\system32 files via /Electron/download directory traversal in conjunction with a path component that has a drive letter and uses backslash characters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-28005.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.67% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

3cx1 product
  • 3cx< 18.0.3.461

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links