# CVE-2023-47440: Directory Traversal in Gladys Assistant

> Authenticated attackers can exploit incomplete patching to perform directory traversal and extract sensitive files from the host machine.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c79f-pqgf-fhp3

## What is CVE-2023-47440?

CVE-2023-47440 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Gladys Assistant v4.27.0 and prior is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The patch of CVE-2023-43256 was found to be incomplete, allowing authenticated attackers to extract sensitive files in the host machine.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47440?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including gladys. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gladys` | npm | All versions to 4.27.0 | None |
| `gladys` | npm | All versions to 4.27.0 | None |

Products: Gladysassistant Gladys Assistant.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-43256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43256/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47440 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gladys (npm): affected all versions up to 4.27.0; no fix listed
- gladys (npm): affected all versions up to 4.27.0; no fix listed

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-2023-47440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47440/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47440

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.