CVE-2023-36822

Uptime Kuma authenticated path traversal via plugin repository name may lead to unavailability or data loss

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 5, 2023 at 09:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUptime KumaKuma Uptime Kuma

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Uptime Kuma, a self-hosted monitoring tool, has a path traversal vulnerability in versions prior to 1.22.1. Uptime Kuma allows authenticated users to install plugins from an official list of plugins. This feature is currently disabled in the web interface, but the corresponding API endpoints are still available after login. Before a plugin is downloaded, the plugin installation directory is checked for existence. If it exists, it's removed before the plugin installation. Because the plugin is not validated against the official list of plugins or sanitized, the check for existence and the removal of the plugin installation directory are prone to path traversal. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to delete files from the server Uptime Kuma is running on. Depending on which files are deleted, Uptime Kuma or the whole system may become unavailable due to data loss.

Affected

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

v < 1.22.1
Affected range stops below 1.22.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.22.1
Affected range stops below 1.22.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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