# CVE-2022-45969: GO-2022-1171 - Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal in github.com/alist-org/alist

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-45969-alist-vulnerable-to-path-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-45969 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal in github.com/alist-org/alist

Technologies: [github.com/alist-org/alist (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-alist-org-alist), [github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-alist-org-alist-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-45969 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-45969 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-45969?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/alist-org/alist (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.6.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-45969?** Yes. github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-45969?** Check whether you run github.com/alist-org/alist (Go) or github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (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/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.6.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/alist-org/alist/v3@v3.6.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/alist-org/alist (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.6.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-45969
- GHSA-pmg2-rph8-p8r6
- GO-2022-1171

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