Electrum up to 4.2.1 file URL paymentrequest.py r Privilege Escalation
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A vulnerability has been found in Electrum up to 4.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file paymentrequest.py of the component file URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument r
with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
paymentrequest.py in Electrum before 4.2.2 allows a file:// URL in the r parameter of a payment request (e.g., within QR code data). On Windows, this can lead to capture of credentials over SMB. On Linux and UNIX, it can lead to a denial of service by specifying the /dev/zero filename.
The weakness was released 06/17/2022 as GHSA-4fh4-hx35-r355. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-31246 since 05/20/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 4.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
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Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Electrum 4.2.2
Timeline
05/20/2022 🔍06/17/2022 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: GHSA-4fh4-hx35-r355Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-31246 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/17/2022 19:19Changes: 06/17/2022 19:19 (41)
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