Medium, CVSS 6.9PyPIAmendedPublished
mangadex-downloader vulnerable to unauthorized file reading
CVE-2022-36082 · GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw
- Affected
- PyPI mangadex-downloader >= 1.3.0, < 1.7.2
- Fixed in
- 1.7.2· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact When using file:<location command and <location is web URL location (http, https). mangadex-downloader will try to open and read a file in local disk if the content from online file is exist-as-a-file in victim computer So far, the app only read the files and not execute it. But still, when someone reading your files without you knowing, it's very scary. Proof of Concept (PoC) https://www.mansuf.link/unauthorized-file-read-in-mangadex-downloader-cve-2022-36082/ Workarounds Unfortunately, there is no workarounds to make it safe from this issue. But i suggest you double check the url before proceed to download or update to latest version ( = 1.7.2) Patches Fixed in version 1.7.2. Commit patch: https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader/commit/439cc2825198ebc12b3310c95c39a8c7710c9b42
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.7.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.