# CVE-2023-46237: FOG path traversal via unauthenticated endpoint

> Unauthenticated attackers can access an endpoint to discover file paths visible to the Apache user group, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffp9-rhfm-98c2

## What is CVE-2023-46237?

CVE-2023-46237 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in fogproject, published on 31 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging/rescue suite/inventory management system. Prior to version 1.5.10, an endpoint intended to offer limited enumeration abilities to authenticated users was accessible to unauthenticated users. This enabled unauthenticated users to discover files and their respective paths that were visible to the Apache user group. Version 1.5.10 contains a patch for this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46237?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fogproject Fogproject.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in fogproject

- [CVE-2025-58443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58443/): FOG's authentication bypass leads to full SQL DB dump (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-39914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39914/): FOG has a command injection in /fog/management/export.php?filename= (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42348/): FOG leaks sensitive information (AD domain, username and password) (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-40645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40645/): FOG Authenticated File Upload RCE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-32243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32243/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46237 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46237 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in fogproject, published on 31 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: fogproject. 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-2023-46237/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46237/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46237
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46237
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46237

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46237/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.