CVE-2022-38451

Exp

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the httpd update.cgi functionality of FreshTomato 2022.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary file read. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Published: 2023-01-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-38451 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.19%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.57% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-38451

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38451

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-31 0.62% 4.19% +3.57%
2 2025-11-21 4.21% 0.62% -3.60%
3 2025-11-18 — 4.21% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38451

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
6.8 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38451

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38451

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freshtomato freshtomato 2022.5 cpe:2.3:o:freshtomato:freshtomato:2022.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siretta quartz-gold_firmware g5.0.1.5-210720-141020 cpe:2.3:o:siretta:quartz-gold_firmware:g5.0.1.5-210720-141020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38451

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