# CVE-2023-6352: Aquaforest TIFF Server default configuration allows access to arbitrary files

> Remote attackers can access arbitrary files and bypass authentication due to insecure default configurations in Aquaforest TIFF Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrfq-g4fq-7qwr

## What is CVE-2023-6352?

CVE-2023-6352 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Aquaforest TIFF Server, published on 30 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of Aquaforest TIFF Server allows access to arbitrary file paths, subject to any restrictions imposed by Internet Information Services (IIS) or Microsoft Windows. Depending on how a web application uses and configures TIFF Server, a remote attacker may be able to enumerate files or directories, traverse directories, bypass authentication, or access restricted files.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6352?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aquaforest Tiff Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aquaforest TIFF Server

- [CVE-2020-9324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9324/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-9325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9325/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-9323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9323/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6352 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6352 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Aquaforest TIFF Server, published on 30 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aquaforest TIFF Server. 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-2023-6352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6352/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6352
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6352
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6352

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6352/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.