VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-48253
nhttpd in Nostromo before 2.1 is vulnerable to a path traversal that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote server.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
nhttpd in Nostromo before 2.1 is vulnerable to a path traversal that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote server. The vulnerability occurs when the homedirs option is used.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.41% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nazgul/nostromo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.soteritsecurity.com/blog/2023/01/nostromo_from_directory_traversal_to_RCE.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.soteritsecurity.com/blog/2023/01/nostromo_from_directory_traversal_to_RCE.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.