CVE-2023-5097 Path traversal in Workforce Access
An attacker can exploit improper input validation to perform path traversal attacks on Windows systems using HYPR Workforce Access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5097?
CVE-2023-5097 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access, published on 16 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hypr Workforce Access.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-5097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-6335 Path traversal in Workforce Access
- CVE-2024-0068 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows File Manipulation.This
- CVE-2023-6334 Memory corruption in Workforce Access
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqr6-mcvx-pvm6.