CVE-2022-41954

Published Nov 25, 2022

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. On Unix-like operating systems (not Windows or macos), MPXJ's use of `File.createTempFile(..)` results in temporary files being created with the permissions `-rw-r--r--`. This means that any other user on the system can read the contents of this file. When MPXJ is reading a schedule file which requires the creation of a temporary file or directory, a knowledgeable local user could locate these transient files while they are in use and would then be able to read the schedule being processed by MPXJ. The problem has been patched, MPXJ version 10.14.1 and later includes the necessary changes. Users unable to upgrade may set `java.io.tmpdir` to a directory to which only the user running the application has access will prevent other users from accessing these temporary files.
Source
security-advisories@github.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
3.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
LOW

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-200
nvd@nist.gov
CWE-668

Social media

Hype score
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