CVE-2023-34394 Keysight N6845A Relative Path Traversal
An attacker can upload malicious files or delete directories with SYSTEM privileges via improper path validation, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2023-34394?
CVE-2023-34394 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Keysight Technologies N6845A Geolocation Server, published on 19 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Keysight Geolocation Server v2.4.2 and prior, an attacker could upload a specially crafted malicious file or delete any file or directory with SYSTEM privileges due to an improper path validation, which could result in local privilege escalation or a denial-of-service condition.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keysight Geolocation Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-34394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34394 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-2023-34394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Keysight Technologies N6845A Geolocation Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38fr-qxq2-m645.