CVE-2022-45921

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

FusionAuth before 1.41.3 allows a file outside of the application root to be viewed or retrieved using an HTTP request. To be specific, an attacker may be able to view or retrieve any file readable by the user running the FusionAuth process.

Affected products

Fusionauth: from 1.37.0 before 1.41.3 — fixed in 1.41.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fusionauth 1.41.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/release-notes
https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-issues/issues/1983
https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/release-notes
https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-issues/issues/1983

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