Zentao
CVE-2022-37700
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.72%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Zentao Demo15 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Zentao Demo15 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The impact is: obtain sensitive information (remote). The component is: URL : view-source:https://demo15.zentao.pm/user-login.html/zentao/index.php?mode=getconfig. Affected products include: Easycorp Zentao.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Zentao Demo15 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The impact is: obtain sensitive information (remote). The component is: URL : view-source:https://demo15.zentao.pm/user-login.html/zentao/index.php?mode=getconfig.
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Zentao v18.0 to v18.10 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the checkConnection met
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in /upgrade/control.php of ZenTao Community Edition v18.10, ZenTao Biz v8.10, and
ZenTao Biz version 4.1.3 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),
An issue in ZenTao Community Edition v.18.6 and before, ZenTao Biz v.8.6 and before, ZenTao Max v.4.7 and before allows
Zentao Biz version 8.7 and before is vulnerable to Information Disclosure. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerab
The Cron job tab in EasyCorp ZenTao 12.5.3 allows remote attackers (who have admin access) to execute arbitrary code by
Zentao versions 4.1.3 and before has a URL redirect vulnerability, which prevents the system from functioning properly.
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ZenTao PMS 18.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerabi
ZenTao Biz version 4.1.3 and before has a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Version Library. Rated medium
ZenTao Enterprise Edition version 4.1.3 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Rated medium severity (C
A cross site scripting (XSS) issue in EasyCorp ZenTao 12.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via
Path traversal in ZenTao's editor component (versions up to 21.7.8) allows authenticated attackers to manipulate the fil
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