{"id":"CVE-2022-36082","aliases":["GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw","PYSEC-2022-264"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36082","summary":"mangadex-downloader vulnerable to unauthorized file reading","details":"### Impact\n\nWhen using `file:<location>` command and `<location>` is web URL location (http, https). mangadex-downloader will try to open and read a file in local disk if the content from online file is exist-as-a-file in victim computer\n\nSo far, the app only read the files and not execute it. But still, when someone reading your files without you knowing, it's very scary.\n\n### Proof of Concept (PoC)\n\nhttps://www.mansuf.link/unauthorized-file-read-in-mangadex-downloader-cve-2022-36082/\n\n### Workarounds\n\nUnfortunately, there is no workarounds to make it safe from this issue. But i suggest you double check the url before proceed to download or update to latest version ( >= 1.7.2)\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in version 1.7.2.\nCommit patch: https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader/commit/439cc2825198ebc12b3310c95c39a8c7710c9b42","published":"2022-09-07T21:35:09Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.296639438Z","cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"mangadex-downloader","fixedVersion":"1.7.2"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader/commit/439cc2825198ebc12b3310c95c39a8c7710c9b42","label":"mansuf/mangadex-downloader@439cc28"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36082.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader/security/advisories/GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36082"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader/commit/439cc2825198ebc12b3310c95c39a8c7710c9b42"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/mansuf/mangadex-downloader"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mangadex-downloader/PYSEC-2022-264.yaml"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.296639438Z"}}