CVE-2022-51022

Description

YiShaAdmin 2.2 through 3.1, fixed in commit 025b062, contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the /admin/File/DownloadFile endpoint that allows attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via the filePath parameter. Attackers can send crafted GET requests with directory traversal sequences in filePath and set the delete parameter to read or remove system files like etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.

Severity scores

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• 8.8CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• 9.1CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 22 Oct 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-22

References

• huntr Reporttechnical-descriptionexploit
• Fix Commitpatch
• Incomplete Fixpatch
• Nuclei Templatetechnical-description
• VulnCheck Advisory: YiShaAdmin 3.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via DownloadFile endpointthird-party-advisory