CVE-2022-40734

MEDIUMNVD 6.59.0▲Elevated

6.5

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: 99.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 14, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150#issuecomment-1320186966
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150#issuecomment-1825310417
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150#issuecomment-1320186966
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/UniSharp/laravel-filemanager/issues/1150#issuecomment-1825310417

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Packagist(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
unisharp/laravel-filemanager	0.1.0 ... v2.6.3 (65 versions)	2.6.4	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-22Path Traversal

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 00:15 UTCOSV refresh

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
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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 99.7% 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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CVE-2022-40734

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