CVE-2023-0481 RestEasy Reactive implementation of Quarkus allows Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive temporary files created by Quarkus RestEasy Reactive due to insecure file permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-0481?

CVE-2023-0481 is a low-severity vulnerability in Quarkus, published on 24 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In RestEasy Reactive implementation of Quarkus the insecure File.createTempFile() is used in the FileBodyHandler class which creates temp files with insecure permissions that could be read by a local user.

Weakness: CWE-668, CWE-378

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0481?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive:resteasy-reactive-common. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive:resteasy-reactive-common MavenAll versions3.0.0.Alpha4
io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive:resteasy-reactive-common MavenAll versions3.0.0.Alpha4

Products include Quarkus Quarkus.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0481?

Upgrade io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive:resteasy-reactive-common to 3.0.0.Alpha4 or later.

Is CVE-2023-0481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j75r-vf64-6rrh.

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