# CVE-2023-48661: Path traversal in vApp Manager

> A remote attacker with high privileges can read arbitrary files from the target system via an arbitrary file read vulnerability in Dell vApp Manager.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-529r-wppw-c5ch

## What is CVE-2023-48661?

CVE-2023-48661 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell vApp Manager, published on 14 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell vApp Manager, versions prior to 9.2.4.x contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability. A remote malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files from the target system.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48661?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Powermax Os, Dell Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance, Dell Unisphere for Powermax Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell vApp Manager

- [CVE-2021-21531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21531/): Missing authorization in Unisphere for PowerMax (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-36339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36339/): Hardcoded credentials in Solutions Enabler vApp (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48660/): Path traversal in vApp Manger (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48671/): Information disclosure in vApp Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48662/): Command injection in vApp Manager (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48661 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48661 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell vApp Manager, published on 14 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell vApp Manager. 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-2023-48661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48661/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48661
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48661
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48661

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48661/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.