CVE-2022-36065

GrowthBook is an open-source platform for feature flagging and A/B testing. With some self-hosted configurations in versions prior to 2022-08-29, attackers can register new accounts and upload files to arbitrary directories within the container. If the attacker uploads a Python script to the right location, they can execute arbitrary code within the container. To be affected, ALL of the following must be true: Self-hosted deployment (GrowthBook Cloud is unaffected); using local file uploads (as opposed to S3 or Google Cloud Storage); NODE_ENV set to a non-production value and JWT_SECRET set to an easily guessable string like `dev`. This issue is patched in commit 1a5edff8786d141161bf880c2fd9ccbe2850a264 (2022-08-29). As a workaround, set `JWT_SECRET` environment variable to a long random string. This will stop arbitrary file uploads, but the only way to stop attackers from registering accounts is by updating to the latest build.

• CWE-22
• CWE-24
• CWE-22

• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/commit/1a5edff8786d141161bf880c2fd9ccbe2850a264Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/pull/487Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/security/advisories/GHSA-j24q-55xh-wm4rIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/commit/1a5edff8786d141161bf880c2fd9ccbe2850a264Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/pull/487Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/security/advisories/GHSA-j24q-55xh-wm4rIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 6, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

• How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
• Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
• PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
• AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.

• CVE-2022-3606A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been class…5.5
• CVE-2022-36060matrix-react-sdk is a Matrix chat protocol SDK for React Jav…5.3
• CVE-2022-36061Elrond go is the go implementation for the Elrond Network pr…9.8
• CVE-2022-36062Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observ…3.8
• CVE-2022-36063Azure RTOS USBx is a USB host, device, and on-the-go (OTG) e…9.8
• CVE-2022-36064Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An Ineffi…7.5
• CVE-2022-36066Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions…7.2
• CVE-2022-36067vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whiteliste…10
• CVE-2022-36068Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions…4.3
• CVE-2022-36069Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dep…7.3
• CVE-2022-3607Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane …6
• CVE-2022-36070Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. To handle depende…7.3