CVE-2022-31562

Name: CVE-2022-31562
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-07-11T01:15:10.47+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.3/10EPSS 1.04%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-31562 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The waveyan/internshipsystem repository through 2018-05-22 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The waveyan/internshipsystem repository through 2018-05-22 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

1.04%

59.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Internshipsystem Project	Internshipsystem	<= 2018-05-22

References

https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/securitylab/issues/669#issuecomment-1117265726Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-31562?

The waveyan/internshipsystem repository through 2018-05-22 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.

How severe is CVE-2022-31562?

CVE-2022-31562 has a CVSS score of 9.3/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31562?

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Source: NVD / NIST