CVE-2023-0592 Path traversal in jefferson
Attackers can write files outside the extraction directory by crafting malicious JFFS2 files, affecting users of the jefferson library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0592?
CVE-2023-0592 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in sviehb jefferson, published on 31 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability affects jefferson's JFFS2 filesystem extractor. By crafting malicious JFFS2 files, attackers could force jefferson to write outside of the extraction directory.This issue affects jefferson: before 0.4.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jefferson Project Jefferson.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-0592 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0592 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in sviehb jefferson
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5gc-65fr-7vfc.