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CVE-2022-46154: Arbitrary file access in KodExplorer

• 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: none known
• Published: 2022-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Kodexplorer is a chinese language web based file manager and browser based code editor. Versions prior to 4.50 did not prevent unauthenticated users from requesting arbitrary files from the host OS file system. As a result any files available to the host process may be accessed by arbitrary users. This issue has been addressed in version 4.50. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

• kalcaddle KodExplorer: before 4.50 — fixed in 4.50

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: kalcaddle KodExplorer 4.50. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer/commit/1f7072c0e12150686f10ee8cda82c004f04be98c
• https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer/security/advisories/GHSA-6f8p-4w5q-j5j2
• https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer/commit/1f7072c0e12150686f10ee8cda82c004f04be98c
• https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer/security/advisories/GHSA-6f8p-4w5q-j5j2

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