External Control of File Name or Path in GLPI - CVE-2023-42462

 

External Control of File Name or Path in GLPI - CVE-2023-42462

Published: September 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81230
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42462
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: glpi-project
Affected software:
GLPI

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete arbitrary files.

The vulnerability exists due to application allows an attacker to control path of the files to delete within the document upload process. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-42462

Install updates from vendor's website.

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