CVE-2022-31571
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute...
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- Record
CVE-2022-31571- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- Record
CVE-2022-31571- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53026 No score
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- Record
EUVD-2022-53026- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9cv-2r3j-9pwh
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute...
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- Record
GHSA-q9cv-2r3j-9pwh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-109496
CVE-2022-31571 affecting package python-flask 1.1.1-4
The akashtalole/python-flask-restful-api repository through 2019-09-16 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
- Record
AZL-109496- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-flaskAzure Linux:3 |
through 1.1.1-4 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-31571 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Python-flask-restful-api Project Python-flask-restful-api, published July 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.