# CVE-2022-45442: Sinatra vulnerable to Reflected File Download attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-45442-sinatra-vulnerable-to-reflected-file-download-attack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-11-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-45442 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-30

Sinatra vulnerable to Reflected File Download attack

Technologies: [sinatra (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sinatra). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-45442 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-45442 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-45442?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 November 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** sinatra (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0,fixed=3.0.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-45442?** Yes. sinatra (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.0.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-45442?** Check whether you run sinatra (RubyGems) 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

- sinatra (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.0.4 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update sinatra
  ```


## Affected products

- sinatra (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0,fixed=3.0.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-45442
- GHSA-2x8x-jmrp-phxw

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