CVE-2023-5938 Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0
An administrator can exploit zip slip vulnerabilities in Arc to overwrite arbitrary files, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution on the target system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5938?
CVE-2023-5938 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Arc, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks.
An administrator able to provide tampered archives to be processed by the affected versions of Arc may be able to have arbitrary files extracted to arbitrary filesystem locations. Leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files on the target filesystem and cause critical impacts on the system (e.g., arbitrary command execution on the victim’s machine).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5938?
How do I fix CVE-2023-5938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5938 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-2023-5938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-585p-p962-9hrc.