CVE-2023-3098 KylinSoft youker-assistant restore_all_sound_file path traversal
A local attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in KylinSoft youker-assistant to read or modify arbitrary files on KylinOS systems.
- 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-2023-3098?
CVE-2023-3098 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in KylinSoft youker-assistant, published on 5 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in KylinSoft youker-assistant on KylinOS. Affected is the function restore_all_sound_file. The manipulation leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.0.2-0kylin6k70-23 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230688. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3098?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubuntukylin Youker-Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3098 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-2023-3098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in KylinSoft youker-assistant
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mff7-v8pm-9jpr.