# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xq7r-2vx2-8jgj

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26441?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2023-26439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26439/): SQL injection in OX App Suite (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-26440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26440/): SQL injection in OX App Suite (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-26442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26442/): Server-side request forgery in OX App Suite (low 3.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OX App Suite. 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-2023-26441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26441

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26441/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.