CVE-2023-25940 Path traversal in PowerScale OneFS

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A local high-privileged attacker can exploit improper link resolution in isi_gather_info to achieve system takeover and break compliance mode guarantees.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25940?

CVE-2023-25940 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 4 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerScale OneFS version 9.5.0.0 contains improper link resolution before file access vulnerability in isi_gather_info. A high privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to system takeover and it breaks the compliance mode guarantees.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25940?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25940?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25940 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-2023-25940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjjx-559w-3h9w.

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