CVE-2023-43803 Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent

What is CVE-2023-43803?

CVE-2023-43803 is a medium-severity vulnerability in arduino-create-agent, published on 18 Oct 2023.

Official description

Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP POST request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43803?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent. It affects 1 product.

Products include Arduino Create Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43803?

Upgrade github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent to 1.3.3 or later.

Is CVE-2023-43803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in arduino-create-agent

• CVE-2023-43800 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Arduino Create Agent High 7.3
• CVE-2023-43802 Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent High 7.1
• CVE-2023-49296 Arduino Create Agent vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.3
• CVE-2023-43801 Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent Medium 6.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m5jc-r4gf-c6p8.