CVE-2022-42136 json
Authenticated mail users, under specific circumstances, could add files with unsanitized content in public folders where the IIS user had p…
published 2023-01-13 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45213
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Authenticated mail users, under specific circumstances, could add files with unsanitized content in public folders where the IIS user had permission to access. That action, could lead an attacker to store arbitrary code on that files and execute RCE commands.
Patch / fix
- mailenable mailenable 8.66, 9.85, 10.42
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
mailenable.com
/kb/content/article.asp?ID=ME020737
vendor-advisory
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pastebin.com
/ahLNMf5n
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-42136
- NVD CVE-2022-42136
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