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CVE-2022-41954
November 25, 2022
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.
Affected Packages
net.sf.mpxj:mpxj (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.7.1 <10.14.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.14.1
net.sf.mpxj-for-csharp (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=4.6.1 <10.14.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.14.1
net.sf.mpxj-for-vb (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=4.6.1 <10.14.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.14.1
net.sf.mpxj (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=4.6.0 <10.14.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.14.1
mpxj (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.0 <10.14.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.14.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Insecure Temporary File
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02