# CVE-2023-41118: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization to read, write, or delete files when superusers configure specific directory locations.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75qc-j87q-6gh5

## What is CVE-2023-41118?

CVE-2023-41118 is a high-severity missing authorization 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 may allow an authenticated user to bypass authorization requirements and access underlying implementation functions. When a superuser has configured file locations using CREATE DIRECTORY, these functions allow users to take a wide range of actions, including read, write, copy, rename, and delete.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enterprisedb Postgres Advanced Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-41117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41117/): Path traversal 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-2023-41118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41118 is a high-severity missing authorization 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-2023-41118 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-2023-41118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.