CVE-2022-29804 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Incorrect conversion of certain invalid paths to valid, absolute paths in Clean in path/filepath before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows potential directory traversal attack.

Published: 2022-08-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Go standard library

path/filepath

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.17.11
`1.18.0-0`	affected	< 1.18.3

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:golang:go::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:golang:go::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-34125	Incorrect conversion of certain invalid paths to valid, absolute paths in Clean in path/filepath before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows potential directory traversal attack.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01762.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://go.dev/cl/401595
https://go.dev/issue/52476
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/9cd1818a7d019c02fa4898b3e45a323e35033290
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/TzIC9-t8Ytg/m/IWz5T6x7AAAJ
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0533

History

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Subscriptions

Golang Go

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published: 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:33:42.804Z

Reserved: 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-29804

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-10T20:15:34.890

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:40:44.503

Link: CVE-2022-29804

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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