CVE-2022-0072

Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

Severity Score

5.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Path Traversal. This affects versions from 1.5.11 through 1.5.12, from 1.6.5 through 1.6.20.1, from 1.7.0 before 1.7.16.1

Vulnerabilidad de Directory Traversal en LiteSeep Technologies OpenLiteSpeed ??Web Server y LiteSpeed ??Web Server permite Path Traversal. Esto afecta a las versiones desde la 1.5.11 hasta la 1.5.12, desde la 1.6.5 hasta la 1.6.20.1, desde la 1.7.0 anterior a la 1.7.16.1.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-28 CVE Reserved
2022-10-27 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

CAPEC-126: Path Traversal

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16.1/src/main/httpserver.cpp#L2060-L2061	2024-08-02
https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16/src/main/httpserver.cpp#L2060-L2061	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Litespeedtech Search vendor "Litespeedtech"		Openlitespeed Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed"				>= 1.6.5 <= 1.6.20.1 Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed" and version " >= 1.6.5 <= 1.6.20.1"		-		Affected
Litespeedtech Search vendor "Litespeedtech"		Openlitespeed Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed"				>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.16.1 Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed" and version " >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.16.1"		-		Affected
Litespeedtech Search vendor "Litespeedtech"		Openlitespeed Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed"				1.5.11 Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed" and version "1.5.11"		-		Affected
Litespeedtech Search vendor "Litespeedtech"		Openlitespeed Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed"				1.5.12 Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed" and version "1.5.12"		-		Affected