Path traversal in FHIR - CVE-2023-24057
Published: January 23, 2023 / Updated: July 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU137473
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24057
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
FHIR
FHIR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in Scanner.java when unpacking a zip archive downloaded over HTTP. A remote privileged user can tamper with the archive in transit to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24057
Install security update from vendor's website.