CVE-2023-44278 Path traversal in PowerProtect DD
A local high-privileged attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw to gain unauthorized read and write access to OS files on Dell PowerProtect DD servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44278?
CVE-2023-44278 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain a path traversal vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized read and write access to the OS files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the running application.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44278?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Dell Apex Protection Storage, Dell Emc Data Domain Os, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain Management Center, Dell Powerprotect Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-44278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect DD
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gm2-f3j7-6vj6.