Quick answers
- Is CVE-2022-51024 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-51024 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2022-51024?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 22 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Kareadita Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2022-51024?
- Yes: fixed in 0.5.4.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2022-51024 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2022-51024?
- Check whether you run Kareadita Kavita 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
- Fixed in: 0.5.4.1
Technical details
The /api/image/cover-upload endpoint accepts a filename parameter without proper validation, allowing attackers to inject directory traversal sequences like '../' to read files outside the intended temp directory. This is an unauthenticated local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability requiring only network access. Attackers can retrieve sensitive files such as appsettings.json containing credentials and configuration secrets.
Affected products
- Kareadita Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1
Timeline
- 2022-08-08: disclosed: Security hotfix commit addressing cover-upload validation
- 2026-10-22: advisory
- 2023-10-18: exploited: Exploitation evidence observed by Shadowserver Foundation