NATS nats-server up to 2.7.4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NATS nats-server up to 2.7.4. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-28357. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NATS nats-server up to 2.7.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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:

NATS nats-server 2.2.0 through 2.7.4 allows directory traversal because of an unintended path to a management action from a management account.

The weakness was published 09/19/2023. The advisory is shared for download at advisories.nats.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-28357 since 04/02/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2604). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/02/2022 🔍
09/19/2023 +535 days 🔍
09/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/26/2025 +738 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: advisories.nats.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239920
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2023 10:25
Updated: 09/26/2025 10:23
Changes: 09/19/2023 10:25 (39), 10/12/2023 22:54 (11), 09/26/2025 10:23 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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