CVE-2023-45685 Arbitrary file write via "zip slip" in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can write arbitrary files to any filesystem location via zip slip in Titan MFT and SFTP servers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-45685?

CVE-2023-45685 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in South River Technologies Titan MFT, published on 16 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient path validation when extracting a zip archive in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker to write a file to any location on the filesystem via path traversal

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45685?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Southrivertech Titan Mft Server, Southrivertech Titan Sftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45685 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-2023-45685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7w42-6f8j-cx26.

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