# CVE-2023-41474: Path traversal in n/a

> A remote authenticated attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Ivanti Avalanche to access sensitive information.

- **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:** 25 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqh2-qcg3-9x62

## What is CVE-2023-41474?

CVE-2023-41474 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, published on 25 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.4.153 allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information via the javax.faces.resource component.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41474?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Avalanche.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41474 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41474 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Public disclosure of Ivanti's Avalanche Path Traversal vulnerability (github_poc): https://github.com/JBalanza/CVE-2023-41474

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Avalanche

- [CVE-2023-38036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38036/): Memory corruption in Avalanche (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24996/): Memory corruption in Avalanche (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29204/): Memory corruption in Avalanche (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-41727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41727/): Memory corruption in Wavelink (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46216/): Memory corruption in Wavelink (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41474 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, published on 25 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41474 exists.

Affected product: Ivanti Avalanche. 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-2023-41474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41474/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41474

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41474/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.