Path traversal in sbt and io - CVE-2023-46122
Published: November 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83435
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46122
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Scala sbt
Affected software:
sbt
io
sbt
io
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted zip or JAR file and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, such as /root/.ssh/authorized_keys, which can result in full system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46122
Install update from vendor's website.