# CVE-2023-34421: Path traversal in Lenovo XClarity Administrator

> Authenticated privileged users can modify filesystem data via crafted API calls due to insufficient input validation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffhh-2385-v666

## What is CVE-2023-34421?

CVE-2023-34421 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator, published on 26 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A valid, authenticated LXCA user with elevated privileges may be able to replace filesystem data through a specifically crafted web API call due to insufficient input validation.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo XClarity Administrator

- [CVE-2016-8233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8233/): Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-9064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9064/): Information disclosure in Lenovo xClarity Administrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-9066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9066/): Command injection in Lenovo xClarity Administrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-3770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3770/): Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-6158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6158/): Information disclosure in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34421 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator, published on 26 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo XClarity Administrator. 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-2023-34421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34421

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.