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CVE-2022-51024: Kavita < 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying '../' sequences in the filename parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /api/image/cover-upload with filename values like ../appsettings.json to retrieve configuration files outside the temp directory. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.

Affected products

• Kareadita Kavita: from 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1 — fixed in 0.5.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kareadita Kavita 0.5.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/commit/88b5ebeb6
• https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/kavita-lfi.yaml
• https://huntr.com/bounties/2eef332b-65d2-4f13-8c39-44a8771a6f18
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kavita-0.5.4.1-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-cover-upload-endpoint
• https://huntr.com/bounties/2eef332b-65d2-4f13-8c39-44a8771a6f18

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