# CVE-2023-41117: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can exploit inadequately secured SECURITY DEFINER functions via search_path attacks to escalate privileges or execute code in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI: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:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 27 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x9qc-m3q8-9g77

## What is CVE-2023-41117?

CVE-2023-41117 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contain packages, standalone packages, and functions that run SECURITY DEFINER but are inadequately secured against search_path attacks.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enterprisedb Postgres Advanced Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-41118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41118/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-41119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41119/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-31043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31043/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-41114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41114/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-41115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41115/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41117 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 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-2023-41117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-41117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41117/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41117

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41117/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.