# CVE-2023-38256: Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Console Path Traversal

> An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the MAGLINK LX Web Console to access arbitrary files stored on the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9pp-9cj8-m83p

## What is CVE-2023-38256?

CVE-2023-38256 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration versions 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.6.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.2, and 3.3 

vulnerable to a path traversal attack, which could allow an attacker to access files stored on the system.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38256?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Doverfuelingsolutions Maglink Lx Web Console Configuration.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38256 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration

- [CVE-2023-41256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41256/): Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Console Authentication Bypass (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36497/): Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38256 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration. 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-2023-38256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38256

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38256/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.