BlogEngine.NET v3.3.8.0 allows an attacker to create any folder with "files" prefix under ~/App_Data/.
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
BlogEngine.NET v3.3.8.0 allows an attacker to create any folder with "files" prefix under ~/App_Data/.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00793 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blogengine:blogengine.net:3.3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.8.0 | Vulnerable | BlogEngine.NET |
- cpe:2.3:a:blogengine:blogengine.net:3.3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.8.0 Vulnerable ·BlogEngine.NET
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41417
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg9c-fh23-jcmv
References
More Blogengine.net vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-16523 An Unrestricted Upload vulnerability, due to insufficient validation on… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-04757 An issue was discovered in BlogEngine.NET through 3.3.6.0. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16524 Blogengine.net 3.3.8.0 and earlier is vulnerable to Open Redirect. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-10391 BlogEngine.NET 3.3 allows XXE attacks via the POST body to metaweblog.axd. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07998 BlogEngine.NET 3.3.7.0 and earlier allows Directory Traversal and Remote Code Execution… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-09183 BlogEngine.NET v3.3.8.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-41417 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41417 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg9c-fh23-jcmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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