# CVE-2022-36642: Omnia MPX Node - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-36642 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-36642

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Telos Alliance Omnia MPX Node
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)
- **Tags:** iot

## Description

A local file disclosure vulnerability in /appConfig/userDB.json of Telos Alliance Omnia MPX Node through 1.0.0-1.4.9 allows attackers to access users credentials which makes him able to gain initial access to the control panel with high privilege because the cleartext storage of sensitive information which can be unlatched by exploiting the LFD vulnerability.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-36642](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36642) is a vulnerability in Telos Alliance Omnia MPX Node that allows attackers to disclose sensitive files, leading to the compromise of high-privilege credentials through a path traversal weakness.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 6th of June 2024.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2022-36642 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2022-36642 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2022-36642 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Exploitation attempts typically target URLs containing `/logs/downloadmainlog` with crafted path traversal sequences.

## Timeline

- 2022-09-02: CVE Published. CVE-2022-36642 is published to NVD.
- 2024-06-06: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-36642 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-11-23: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2022-36642 for the first time.

## References

- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jm9h8JNmezTt7AbHYRY7gPC4lXGDNklL
- https://www.telosalliance.com/radio-processing/audio-interfaces/omnia-mpx-node
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-36642.yaml
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50996

## Live exploitation data

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