CVE-2022-40701Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated arbitrary file deletion via unsanitized filename

Published Jan 26, 2023 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Path traversal in Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. The delfile.cgi handler appends the unsanitized _filename parameter to an rm -rf command and passes the resulting string to system(). Administrative credentials and a valid transaction identifier are required, and deletion of system files can disable services such as SSH.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability2.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. The delfile.cgi handler appends the unsanitized _filename parameter to an rm -rf command and passes the resulting string to system(). Administrative credentials and a valid transaction identifier are required, and deletion of system files can disable services such as SSH.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-40701
Published
Jan 26, 2023
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Siretta
Product
QUARTZ-GOLD Firmware
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=g5.0.1.5-210720-141020

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siretta · QUARTZ-GOLD Firmwareversion=g5.0.1.5-210720-141020
Siretta · QUARTZ-GOLDversion=G5.0.1.5-210720-141020

Published CVSS scores

6.5Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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