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high 8.8

CVE-2022-45968 json

AList vulnerable to Improper Preservation of Permissions

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-4gjr-vgfx-9qvw , GO-2022-1161 , EUVD-2022-7504

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Alist v3.4.0 is vulnerable to File Upload. A user with only file upload permission can upload any file to any folder (even a password protected one).

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 3.5.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/alist-org/alist/issues/2444 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/alist-org/alist/v3
<3.5.1
3.5.1
go github.com/alist-org/alist
all versions
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

Sources

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