CVE-2022-31568
The Rexians/rex-web repository through 2022-06-05 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Rexians/rex-web repository through 2022-06-05 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.34% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- rexians/rex-web
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.