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CVE-2022-40734 (GCVE-0-2022-40734)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-14 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 12:21
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
UniSharp laravel-filemanager (aka Laravel Filemanager) before 2.6.4 allows download?working_dir=%2F.. directory traversal to read arbitrary files, as exploited in the wild in June 2022. This is related to league/flysystem before 2.0.0.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: b30b57ba-4519-4c50-bb94-847e39403dec

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-40734

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-10-24 09:14 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 65.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-24
Asserted: 2023-10-24
Last Seen: 2023-10-24
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: UniSharp / Laravel Filemanager | Class: other-software | Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2023-03-15: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor UniSharp
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product Laravel Filemanager
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2023-03-15
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 6.5
Vulnerability Severity Medium
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:59 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-30 15:35 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: a52062ee-8e06-42bd-948d-4bf02f1e9f75

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-40734

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-09-14 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-09-14
Asserted: 2022-09-14
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: UniSharp laravel-filemanager (aka Laravel Filemanager) before 2.6.4 allows download?working_dir=%2F.. directory traversal to read arbitrary files,... | Affected: UniSharp / laravel-filemanager | CVSS: 6.5 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title UniSharp laravel-filemanager (aka Laravel Filemanager) before 2.6.4 allows download?working_dir=%2F.. directory traversal to read arbitrary files,...
Vendor UniSharp
Product laravel-filemanager
Added Date 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 6.5
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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