# CVE-2023-48378: Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Path Traversal

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability to bypass authentication and download arbitrary system files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pwmr-6x4v-frjm

## What is CVE-2023-48378?

CVE-2023-48378 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Softnext Mail SQR Expert has a path traversal vulnerability within its parameter in a specific URL. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and download arbitrary system files.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48378?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Softnext Mail Sqr Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softnext Mail SQR Expert 

- [CVE-2022-40741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40741/): SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48380/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-48381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48381/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-1 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-48382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48382/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-2 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-40742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40742/): SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48378 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48378 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 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-2023-48378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softnext Mail SQR Expert . 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-2023-48378/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48378/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48378
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48378
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48378

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48378/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.