SB2023021636 - Arbitrary file write in GuardDog
Published: February 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023021636
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23530)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when extracting files using the shutil.unpack_archive() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and write files to an arbitrary location on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.