#VU78046 Path traversal in Mastodon - CVE-2023-36460 

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#VU78046 Path traversal in Mastodon - CVE-2023-36460

Published: July 10, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78046
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36460
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mastodon
Software vendor:
Mastodon

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. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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