CVE-2022-23766
BigFileAgent arbitrary file execution vulnerability
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in BigFileAgent. In order to cause arbitrary files to be executed, the attacker makes the victim access a web page d by them or inserts a script using XSS into a general website.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BigFileAgent arbitrary file execution vulnerability
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in BigFileAgent. In order to cause arbitrary files to be executed, the attacker makes the victim access a web page d by them or inserts a script using XSS into a general website.
- Record
CVE-2022-23766- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28702
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in BigFileAgent. In order to cause arbitrary files to be executed, the attacker makes the victim access a web page d by them or inserts a script using XSS into a general website.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28702- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c4p4-h5p6-286x
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in...
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in BigFileAgent. In order to cause arbitrary files to be executed, the attacker makes the victim access a web page d by them or inserts a script using XSS into a general website.
- Record
GHSA-c4p4-h5p6-286x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper input validation vulnerability leading to arbitrary file execution was discovered in BigFileAgent. In order to cause arbitrary files to be executed, the attacker makes the victim access a web page d by them or inserts a script using XSS into a general website.
- Record
CVE-2022-23766- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23766 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Bigfile Bigfileagent, published September 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.