# CVE-2023-5327: SATO CL4NX-J Plus path traversal

> An attacker on the local network can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the SATO CL4NX-J Plus printer to read arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wgjv-rjgv-p6mx

## What is CVE-2023-5327?

CVE-2023-5327 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in SATO CL4NX-J Plus, published on 1 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SATO CL4NX-J Plus 1.13.2-u455_r2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /rest/dir/. The manipulation of the argument full leads to path traversal. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-241028.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5327?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sato Cl4nx-J Plus Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5327?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5327 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SATO CL4NX-J Plus

- [CVE-2023-5326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5326/): SATO CL4NX-J Plus WebConfig improper authentication (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-5328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5328/): SATO CL4NX-J Plus Cookie improper authentication (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5327 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5327 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in SATO CL4NX-J Plus, published on 1 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SATO CL4NX-J 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-2023-5327/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5327/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5327
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5327
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5327

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5327/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.