CVE-2022-43753 SUMA/UYUNI arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability in ScapResultDownload

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files accessible to the Tomcat user via a path traversal vulnerability in the ScapResultDownload component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-43753?

CVE-2022-43753 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.2, published on 10 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in spacewalk/Uyuni of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.3, SUSE Manager Server 4.2 allows remote attackers to read files available to the user running the process, typically tomcat. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.2 hub-xmlrpc-api-0.7-150300.3.9.2, inter-server-sync-0.2.4-150300.8.25.2, locale-formula-0.3-150300.3.3.2, py27-compat-salt-3000.3-150300.7.7.26.2, python-urlgrabber-3.10.2.1py2_3-150300.3.3.2, spacecmd-4.2.20-150300.4.30.2, spacewalk-backend-4.2.25-150300.4.32.4, spacewalk-client-tools-4.2.21-150300.4.27.3, spacewalk-java-4.2.43-150300.3.48.2, spacewalk-utils-4.2.18-150300.3.21.2, spacewalk-web-4.2.30-150300.3.30.3, susemanager-4.2.38-150300.3.44.3, susemanager-doc-indexes-4.2-150300.12.36.3, susemanager-docs_en-4.2-150300.12.36.2, susemanager-schema-4.2.25-150300.3.30.3, susemanager-sls versions prior to 4.2.28. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.3 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.3.39. SUSE Manager Server 4.2 release-notes-susemanager versions prior to 4.2.10.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43753?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Suse Manager Server, Uyuni-Project Uyuni.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43753?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-43753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2p9-h64p-qvv4.

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