CVE-2022-4885: A vulnerability has been found in sviehb jefferson up to 0.3 and classified as critical

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-4885?

jefferson: upgrade to 0.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-4885 being exploited?

CVE-2022-4885 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-4885 affect?

CVE-2022-4885 affects jefferson. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). A vulnerability has been found in sviehb jefferson up to 0.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/scripts/jefferson. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remote

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-4885?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0UPGRADE

CVE-2022-4885 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting jefferson. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability has been found in sviehb jefferson up to 0.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/scripts/jefferson. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.4 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 53b3f2fc34af0bb32afbcee29d18213e61471d8

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 45%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2023-01-11
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: jefferson project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-11 18:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

jefferson project jefferson UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.4

Fixed in: 0.4

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy jefferson || rpm -q jefferson || jefferson --version

2. UPGRADE to 0.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade jefferson

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade jefferson

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-4885?

jefferson: upgrade to 0.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-4885 being exploited?

CVE-2022-4885 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-4885 affect?

CVE-2022-4885 affects jefferson. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). A vulnerability has been found in sviehb jefferson up to 0.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/scripts/jefferson. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remote

How urgent is CVE-2022-4885?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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