# CVE-2023-48383: NetVision Information airPASS - Path Traversal

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in airPASS 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 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp2p-9hx2-9xjf

## What is CVE-2023-48383?

CVE-2023-48383 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NetVision Information airPASS, published on 15 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetVision

Information 

 airPASS 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-2023-48383?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netvision Airpass.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetVision Information airPASS

- [CVE-2024-3776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3776/): Netvision airPASS - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48383 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NetVision Information airPASS, published on 15 Jan 2024. 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-2023-48383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetVision Information airPASS. 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-2023-48383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48383/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.