Is CVE-2022-42977 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42977 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42977?

CVE-2022-42977 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42977?

CVE-2022-42977 has an EPSS score of 0.96% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42977?

Upgrade confluence data center to 1.3.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42977

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Netic User Export add-on before 1.3.5 for Atlassian Confluence has the functionality to generate a list of users in the application, and export it. During export, the HTTP request has a fileName parameter that accepts any file on the system (e.g., an SSH private key) to be downloaded.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

confluence data centerNVD

Affected:< 1.3.5Fixed in:1.3.5CVE-2022-42977derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

gist.github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-30.