CVE-2023-26441 Path traversal in OX App Suite
An attacker with database access can read arbitrary local files via path traversal in the cache service, exposing sensitive system data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-26441?
CVE-2023-26441 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OX App Suite, published on 2 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacheservice did not correctly check if relative cache object were pointing to the defined absolute location when accessing resources. An attacker with access to the database and a local or restricted network would be able to read arbitrary local file system resources that are accessible by the services system user account. We have improved path validation and make sure that any access is contained to the defined root directory. No publicly available exploits are known.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Office.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26441 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-2023-26441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OX App Suite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq7r-2vx2-8jgj.