CVE-2022-36082

mangadex-downloader vulnerable to unauthorized file reading

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 7, 2022 at 09:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMangadex DownloaderDownloader Project Mangadex Downloader

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

mangadex-downloader is a command-line tool to download manga from MangaDex. When using `file:<location>` command and `<location>` is a web URL location (http, https), mangadex-downloader between versions 1.3.0 and 1.7.2 will try to open and read a file in local disk for each line of website contents. Version 1.7.2 contains a patch for this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.3.0 ≤ v < 1.7.2
Affected range stops below 1.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.7.2
Affected range stops below 1.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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