{"id":"CVE-2022-51024","title":"Kavita < 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint","summary":"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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"Kareadita","product":"Kavita","affected":["Kavita >= 0.5.2 < 0.5.4.1"],"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-22T10:57:34.599Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-51024","references":[{"url":"https://huntr.com/bounties/2eef332b-65d2-4f13-8c39-44a8771a6f18","label":"huntr Report"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/commit/88b5ebeb6","label":"Fix Commit"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/kavita-lfi.yaml","label":"Nuclei Template"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kavita-0.5.4.1-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-cover-upload-endpoint","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Kavita < 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T11:37:02.340Z","slug":"CVE-2022-51024","body":"## Overview\n\nKavita 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Kavita >= 0.5.2 < 0.5.4.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}