CVE-2022-31518

Published: Jul 11, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 4.7

Source: NVD

Description

The JustAnotherSoftwareDeveloper/Python-Recipe-Database repository through 2021-03-31 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.

Affected (1)

Products: Python Recipe Database Project: Python Recipe Database

Python Recipe Database Project

1 product

Python Recipe Database

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Python Recipe Database Project Python Recipe Database	Up to 2021-03-31

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper 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.

References (2)

https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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