CVE-2023-33251 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Akka HTTP creates temporary files with weak permissions during uploads, allowing local attackers to read sensitive data.

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-2023-33251?

CVE-2023-33251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33251?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lightbend Akka Http.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-33251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9f9g-qwcw-j94j.

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