CVE-2023-27298 Path traversal in WULT software maintained by Intel(R)
Uncontrolled search path in Intel WULT software allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges via network access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-27298?
CVE-2023-27298 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WULT software maintained by Intel(R), published on 10 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Uncontrolled search path in the WULT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 1.0.0 (commit id 592300b) may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27298 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-2023-27298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2j9-4wqg-96j4.