# CVE-2023-49108: Path traversal in RakRak Document Plus

> Privileged users can read or delete arbitrary server files via path traversal in RakRak Document Plus.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 4 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6298-8g5j-5f2x

## What is CVE-2023-49108?

CVE-2023-49108 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd. RakRak Document Plus, published on 4 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path traversal vulnerability exists in RakRak Document Plus Ver.3.2.0.0 to Ver.6.4.0.7 (excluding Ver.6.1.1.3a). If this vulnerability is exploited, arbitrary files on the server may be obtained or deleted by a user of the product with specific privileges.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49108?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sei-Info Rakrak Document Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49108 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd. RakRak Document Plus, published on 4 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-2023-49108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd. RakRak Document Plus. 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-2023-49108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49108/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49108

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49108/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.