CVE-2022-40734

MEDIUMNVD 6.59.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 92% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.3% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 6.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 4%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

UniSharp laravel-filemanager (aka Laravel Filemanager) before 2.6.4 allows download?working_dir=%2F.. directory traversal to read arbitrary files, as exploited in the wild in June 2022. This is related to league/flysystem before 2.0.0.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
89.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 14, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
unisharp/laravel-filemanager0.1.0 ... v2.6.3 (65 versions)2.6.4

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-40734.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    Laravel Filemanager v2.5.1 - Local File Inclusion

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-40734?
CVE-2022-40734 is a medium vulnerability published on September 14, 2022. UniSharp laravel-filemanager (aka Laravel Filemanager) before 2.6.4 allows download?working_dir=%2F.. directory traversal to read arbitrary files, as exploited in the wild in June 2022. This is related to league/flysystem before 2.0.0.
When was CVE-2022-40734 disclosed?
CVE-2022-40734 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 14, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-40734 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-40734 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40734?
CVE-2022-40734 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-40734?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-40734, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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