# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38fr-qxq2-m645

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34394?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2023-36853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36853/): Keysight Geolocation Server Exposed Dangerous Method or Function (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Keysight Technologies N6845A Geolocation Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34394/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34394/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.