CVE-2022-31504

Name: CVE-2022-31504
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-07-11T01:15:08.17+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.3/10EPSS 1.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-31504 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The ChangeWeDer/BaiduWenkuSpider_flaskWeb repository before 2021-11-29 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The ChangeWeDer/BaiduWenkuSpider_flaskWeb repository before 2021-11-29 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.3/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.21%

64.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Baiduwenkuspider Flaskweb Project	Baiduwenkuspider Flaskweb	< 2021-11-29

References

https://github.com/ChangeWeDer/BaiduWenkuSpider_flaskWeb/pull/3Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ChangeWeDer/BaiduWenkuSpider_flaskWeb/pull/3Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-31504?

The ChangeWeDer/BaiduWenkuSpider_flaskWeb repository before 2021-11-29 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.

How severe is CVE-2022-31504?

CVE-2022-31504 has a CVSS score of 9.3/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31504?

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Source: NVD / NIST