# CVE-2023-43070: Path traversal in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software

> A remote authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability to modify or write arbitrary files in the license container.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 5 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w942-69h2-4pj6

## What is CVE-2023-43070?

CVE-2023-43070 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software, published on 5 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains a Path Traversal Vulnerability in the HTTP interface. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to modify or write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations in the license container.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43070?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Smartfabric Storage Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-43070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software

- [CVE-2023-32485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32485/): Privilege escalation in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31232/): Command injection in Smart Fabric Storage Software (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2023-43068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43068/): Command injection in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-43069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43069/): Command injection in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-4401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4401/): Command injection in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43070 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43070 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric Storage Software, published on 5 Oct 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-2023-43070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell SmartFabric Storage Software. 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-2023-43070/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43070/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43070
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43070
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43070

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43070/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.