CVE-2022-45447

Path Traversal in M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. The “f” parameter is not properly checked in the resource /m4pdf/pdf.php, returning any file given its relative path. An attacker that exploits this vulnerability could download /etc/passwd from the server if the file exists.

El complemento M4 PDF para sitios Prestashop, en su versión 3.2.3 y anteriores, es vulnerable a una vulnerabilidad de Directory Traversal. El parámetro “f” no está marcado correctamente en el recurso /m4pdf/pdf.php, devolviendo cualquier archivo dada su ruta relativa. Un atacante que aproveche esta vulnerabilidad podría descargar /etc/passwd del servidor si el archivo existe.

*Credits: Francisco Díaz-Pache Alonso, David Álvarez Robles, Sergio Corral Cristo

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-11-16 CVE Reserved
2023-09-20 CVE Published
2024-09-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-m4-pdf-plugin-prestashop-sites	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Prestashop Search vendor "Prestashop"		M4 Pdf Search vendor "Prestashop" for product "M4 Pdf"				<= 3.2.3 Search vendor "Prestashop" for product "M4 Pdf" and version " <= 3.2.3"		prestashop		Affected