CVE-2022-44268

Public Exploit

Description

ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Information Disclosure. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the resulting image could have embedded the content of an arbitrary. file (if the magick binary has permissions to read it).

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 88.78% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://imagemagick.org/ product
https://www.metabaseq.com/imagemagick-zero-days/ third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5347 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZLLS37P67CMBRML6OCG42GPCKGRCJNV/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AINSUL2QBKETGYRPA7XSCMJWLUB44M6S/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00008.html mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171727/ImageMagick-7.1.0-48-Arbitrary-File-Read.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-44268?
CVE-2022-44268 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-44268?
To fix CVE-2022-44268, 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-2022-44268 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-44268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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