CVE-2022-23522Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated file overwrite via unchecked archive paths

Published Mar 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Path traversal in MindsDB before 22.11.4.3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite files via a crafted tarball in S3 storage. The S3 storage backend's get method downloads an archive and passes it to shutil.unpack_archive without verifying that each member path stays under base_dir. Low-privileged access and control of the configured storage bucket are required; extraction can overwrite files writable by the MindsDB process.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in MindsDB before 22.11.4.3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite files via a crafted tarball in S3 storage. The S3 storage backend's get method downloads an archive and passes it to shutil.unpack_archive without verifying that each member path stays under base_dir. Low-privileged access and control of the configured storage bucket are required; extraction can overwrite files writable by the MindsDB process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23522
Published
Mar 30, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
MindsDB
Product
MindsDB
Classifications
CWE-22, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 22.11.4.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MindsDB · MindsDBversion=< 22.11.4.3

Published CVSS scores

8.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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