# CVE-2023-25508: Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers

> An authorized attacker can upload or download arbitrary files via the IPMI handler, leading to privilege escalation, data tampering, and denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rcr-9q62-6h4p

## What is CVE-2023-25508?

CVE-2023-25508 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 22 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA DGX-1 BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker with the appropriate level of authorization can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25508?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Bmc.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers

- [CVE-2023-25505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25505/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42274/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42275/): Missing authorization in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-0200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0200/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-25507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25507/): Command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25508 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25508 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 22 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA DGX servers. 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-2023-25508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25508/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25508
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25508
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25508

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