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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2022-24992 EUVD-2022-29739GHSA-wqrx-pvqc-vp73

A vulnerability in the component process.php of QR Code Generator v5.2.7 allows attackers to perform directory traversal.

Published Jul 25, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A vulnerability in the component process.php of QR Code Generator v5.2.7 allows attackers to perform directory traversal.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 qr-code-generator No fix yet —

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