CVE-2023-27534
High
Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Haxx Curl
PublishedMar 30, 2023
First seenMar 30, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Update
- splunk universal_forwarder8.2.12, 9.0.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| haxx curl | 7.18.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.88.1 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 36 | — |
| netapp active_iq_unified_manager | No range specified | — |
| broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware | No range specified | — |
| netapp h300s_firmware | No range specified | — |
| netapp h500s_firmware | No range specified | — |
| netapp h700s_firmware | No range specified | — |
| netapp h410s_firmware | No range specified | — |
| splunk universal_forwarder | 8.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.12, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.6, 9.1.0 | 8.2.12, 9.0.6 |
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