Path traversal in Thunder ADC - CVE-2023-42129

 

Path traversal in Thunder ADC - CVE-2023-42129

Published: October 5, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81630
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42129
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: A10 Networks
Affected software:
Thunder ADC

Detailed vulnerability description

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

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


How to mitigate CVE-2023-42129

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources