CVE-2022-44016

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-12-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

An issue was discovered in Simmeth Lieferantenmanager before 5.6. An attacker can download arbitrary files from the web server by abusing an API call: /DS/LM_API/api/ConfigurationService/GetImages with an '"ImagesPath":"C:\\"' value.

Affected products

Simmeth Lieferantenmanager: before 5.6 — fixed in 5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Simmeth Lieferantenmanager 5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-simmeth-system-gmbh-lieferantenmanager/
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-simmeth-system-gmbh-lieferantenmanager/

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