# CVE-2023-27066: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can download arbitrary files from Sitecore Experience Platform via a directory traversal flaw in Urlhandle.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 May 2023
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chfj-92p9-phpx

## What is CVE-2023-27066?

CVE-2023-27066 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Site Core Experience Platform 10.2 and earlier allows authenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary files via Urlhandle.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27066?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sitecore Experience Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27066 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-27066 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-42237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42237/): Sitecore XP Remote Command Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-27068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27068/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33652/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-33653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33653/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11080/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27066 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27066 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-27066 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-27066/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27066/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27066
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27066
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27066

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27066/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.