CVE-2022-38120

MEDIUM

POWERCOM UPSMON PRO Path Traversal (CVE-2022-38120) and Credential Harvester (CVE-2022-38121)

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-38120. PoCs published by Michael Heinzl, including Metasploit module auxiliary/gather/upsmon_traversal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2022-38120) in POWERCOM UPSMON PRO to retrieve arbitrary files, including the configuration file containing credentials (CVE-2022-38121). It sends a crafted HTTP GET request with traversal sequences to access sensitive files and parses credentials from the retrieved data.

Description

UPSMON PRO’s has a path traversal vulnerability. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by Michael Heinzl · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/upsmon_traversal.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2022-38120) in POWERCOM UPSMON PRO to retrieve arbitrary files, including the configuration file containing credentials (CVE-2022-38121). It sends a crafted HTTP GET request with traversal sequences to access sensitive files and parses credentials from the retrieved data.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: POWERCOM UPSMON PRO <= v2.61
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · UPSMON PRO web interface accessible on port 8000
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 13, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.4823
EPSS Percentile 97.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
upspowercom/upsmon_pro 2.57
Published Nov 10, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026