# CVE-2022-23609: Path traveresal in iTunesRPC-Remastered

> An attacker can delete arbitrary files on the victim's system by exploiting unsanitized input in the iTunesRPC-Remastered utility.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc8j-fr7v-7r6q

## What is CVE-2022-23609?

CVE-2022-23609 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in bildsben iTunesRPC-Remastered, published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iTunesRPC-Remastered is a Discord Rich Presence for iTunes on Windows utility. In affected versions iTunesRPC-Remastered did not properly sanitize user input used to remove files leading to file deletion only limited by the process permissions. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23609?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Itunesrpc-Remastered Project Itunesrpc-Remastered.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in bildsben iTunesRPC-Remastered

- [CVE-2022-23603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23603/): Code injection in iTunesRPC-Remastered (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-23611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23611/): OS command injection in iTunesRPC-Remastered (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23609 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in bildsben iTunesRPC-Remastered, published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bildsben iTunesRPC-Remastered. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23609/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23609

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23609/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.