# CVE-2023-38344: Path traversal in n/a

> An authenticated attacker can read arbitrary files, including private keys, via a path traversal vulnerability in the GetFileContents SOAP action.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vhfm-hcpf-g55q

## What is CVE-2023-38344?

CVE-2023-38344 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 21 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Ivanti Endpoint Manager before 2022 SU4. A file disclosure vulnerability exists in the GetFileContents SOAP action exposed via /landesk/managementsuite/core/core.secure/OsdScript.asmx. The application does not sufficiently restrict user-supplied paths, allowing for an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a remote system, including the private key used to authenticate to agents for remote access.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38344?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

- [CVE-2024-13159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13160/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13161/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-29824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29824/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1603/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38344 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38344 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 21 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Endpoint Manager. 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-2023-38344/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38344/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38344
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38344
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38344

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38344/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.