VDB-202264 · CVE-2022-31372 · GCVE-0-2022-31372

Wiris MathType 7.28.0 resourceFile path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wiris MathType 7.28.0. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument resourceFile can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31372. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wiris MathType 7.28.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument resourceFile with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Wiris Mathtype v7.28.0 was discovered to contain a path traversal vulnerability in the resourceFile parameter. This vulnerability is exploited via a crafted request to the resource handler.

The weakness was shared 06/16/2022 as 037ce9c1d9b9642689a332b6ebee8eaf0a737576. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-31372 since 05/23/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Applying the patch 037ce9c1d9b9642689a332b6ebee8eaf0a737576 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Wiris

Name

MathType

Version

7.28.0

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 037ce9c1d9b9642689a332b6ebee8eaf0a737576

Timelineinfo

05/23/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 037ce9c1d9b9642689a332b6ebee8eaf0a737576
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202264

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2022 21:11
Changes: 06/16/2022 21:11 (42)
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Cache ID: 216::103