# CVE-2023-44306: Path traversal in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance

> A remote attacker with high privileges can exploit a path traversal vulnerability to overwrite configuration files on the Dell DM5500 appliance.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wq6c-hm2f-chjh

## What is CVE-2023-44306?

CVE-2023-44306 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance, published on 4 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell DM5500 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite configuration files stored on the server filesystem.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Dm5500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance

- [CVE-2023-44304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44304/): Command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-44305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44305/): Memory corruption in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-24908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24908/): Path traversal in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-37135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37135/): Information disclosure in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (low 3.3)
- [CVE-2024-22460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22460/): Deserialization in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (low 2.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44306 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance, published on 4 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance. 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-2023-44306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44306/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.