CVE-2023-21415 Path traversal in AXIS OS

What is CVE-2023-21415?

CVE-2023-21415 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in AXIS OS, published on 16 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API overlay_del.cgi is vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21415?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Axis Axis Os, Axis Axis Os 2016, Axis Axis Os 2018, Axis Axis Os 2020, Axis Axis Os 2022.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21415 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-2023-21415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in AXIS OS

• CVE-2025-0324 Privilege escalation in AXIS OS Critical 9.4
• CVE-2023-21413 Remote code execution vulnerability during the installation of ACAP applications on the Axis device Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-0358 Privilege escalation in AXIS OS High 8.8
• CVE-2021-31988 Other in AXIS OS High 8.8
• CVE-2025-0359 Missing authorization in AXIS OS High 8.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fp27-qfpm-95w8.