CVE-2023-29465 Path traversal in n/a
A local attacker can overwrite files with another user's privileges by exploiting insecure temporary file handling in the FlintQS library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29465?
CVE-2023-29465 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a different user (who is running FlintQS).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29465?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sagemath Flintqs.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29465 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-2023-29465 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29465 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29465, GHSA-p749-q5wf-mcpv, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29465.