cve-2022-51024

{
  "cvss": 8.7,
  "datePublished": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z",
  "dateUpdated": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z",
  "description": "Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying '../' sequences in the filename parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /api/image/cover-upload with filename values like ../appsettings.json to retrieve configuration files outside the temp directory. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.",
  "dueDate": "",
  "id": "CVE-2022-51024",
  "kev_catalogs": [
    "vulncheck"
  ],
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "product": "Kavita",
  "requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "source": "vulncheck_kev",
  "title": "kavitareader kavita Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory",
  "vendor": "Kareadita"
}