CVE-2022-38340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.

Published: 2022-09-20

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40930	Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00944.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-Arbitrary-file-upload-with-any-authenticated-FME-Server-account
https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Server-vulnerability-with-arbitrary-path-traversal-and-file-upload
https://www.cycura.com/blog/safe-software-inc-fme-server-vulnerability-disclosure/

History

Thu, 29 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Safe Fme Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-29T13:45:58.032Z

Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38340

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:54:02.689Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-20T18:15:10.310

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:56:26.940

Link: CVE-2022-38340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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