# CVE-2023-6335: Path traversal in Workforce Access

> An attacker can exploit improper link resolution to access or modify files via user-controlled filenames in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmp5-hrvp-29pp

## What is CVE-2023-6335?

CVE-2023-6335 is a medium-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 Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6335?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hypr Workforce Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HYPR Workforce Access

- [CVE-2023-6336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6336/): Path traversal in Workforce Access (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-5097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5097/): Path traversal in Workforce Access (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2023-0834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0834/): Privilege escalation in Workforce Access (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2024-0068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0068/): Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows File Manipulation.This (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-6334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6334/): Memory corruption in Workforce Access (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6335 is a medium-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HYPR Workforce Access. 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-2023-6335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6335

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6335/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.