CVE-2022-28357: NATS nats-server allows directory traversal via unintended path to a management action

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-28357 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-28357 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2022-28357?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

Which products and versions are affected?

github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.7.4; github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.7.4.

Is there a fix for CVE-2022-28357?

Yes. github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go): upgrade to 2.7.4 or later; github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.7.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2022-28357?

Check whether you run github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) or github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go): upgrade to 2.7.4 or later

  go get github.com/nats-io/nats-server@v2.7.4

• github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.7.4 or later

  go get github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2@v2.7.4

Affected products

• github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.7.4
• github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.7.4

Identifiers

• CVE-2022-28357
• GHSA-vpjc-4jcv-jc29
• GO-2023-2066