CVE-2022-34009

Public Exploit

Description

Fossil 2.18 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an XSS payload in a ticket. This occurs because the ticket data is stored in a temporary file, and the product does not properly handle the absence of this file after Windows Defender has flagged it as malware.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory fossil-scm.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/changes.wiki vendor advisory
https://gainsec.com/2022/07/27/cve-2022-34009/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-34009?
CVE-2022-34009 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-34009?
To fix CVE-2022-34009, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-34009 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-34009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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