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CVE-2022-29622

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-29622 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in formidable v3.1.4, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted filename. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, some third parties, including Strapi, dispute its validity, citing legitimate use cases for arbitrary file uploads and configurable options to mitigate risk. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:formidable_project:formidable:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0341 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: formidableFixed in: 3.2.4

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-8cp3-66vr-3r4ccritical

Formidable arbitrary file upload

May 17, 2022

References

github.com / node-formidable/formidable/issues/856
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / node-formidable/formidable/issues/862
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / strapi/strapi/issues/20189
medium.com / %40zsolt.imre/is-cybersecurity-the-next-supply-chain-vulnerability-9a00de745022
youtube.com / watch
ExploitThird Party Advisory