CVE-2023-25940 Path traversal in PowerScale OneFS
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjjx-559w-3h9w.