Unrestricted File Upload in Tiddlywiki5 (CVE-2022-29351)
Summary
Vulnerability in Tiddlywiki5 (CVE-2022-29351). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Tiddlywiki5 v5.2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SVG file. Note: The vendor argues that this is not a legitimate issue and there is no vulnerability here.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-29351 has been found in Tiddlywiki5.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Tiddlywiki5 CVE-2022-29351" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-29351 (Tiddlywiki5) — CWE-434 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-434) exists in Tiddlywiki5.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Tiddlywiki5.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Tiddlywiki5' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Tiddlywiki5' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Tiddlywiki5を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- package github.com
- web youtube.com
- web tiddlywiki5.com
- web github.com