Path traversal in Uyuni SUSE Manager - CVE-2023-32189
Published: February 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86618
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32189
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Uyuni Project
Affected software:
Uyuni SUSE Manager
Uyuni SUSE Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in SUSE Manager when processing directory traversal sequences in the private SSH key file name when creating a new user. A remote user can pass a specially crafted filename to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-32189
Install update from vendor's website.