Path traversal in gradle - CVE-2023-35946

 

Path traversal in gradle - CVE-2023-35946

Published: July 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77929
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35946
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

gradle
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
IBM QRadar Data Synchronization App
gradle

How to mitigate CVE-2023-35946

Install update from vendor's website.

gradle - addressed in versions 7.6.2, 8.2.0
IBM QRadar Data Synchronization App - update to 3.2.1
gradle - update to 4.4.1-150200.3.24.1

External References

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