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.
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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Kavita < 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-22T10:57:34.599Z
Reserved: 2026-10-14T20:25:29.946Z
Link: CVE-2022-51024
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-22T11:17:05.447
Modified: 2026-10-22T17:40:46.877
Link: CVE-2022-51024
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Updated: 2026-10-22T12:45:04Z
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