CVE-2023-5588

kphrx pleroma pack.ex Pleroma.Emoji.Pack path traversal

Description

A vulnerability was found in kphrx pleroma. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Pleroma.Emoji.Pack of the file lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex. The manipulation of the argument name leads to path traversal. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-242187.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: kphrx pleroma
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.242187 third party advisory vdb entry technical description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.242187 signature third party advisory permissions required
https://github.com/kphrx/pleroma/pull/197 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/kphrx/pleroma/commit/2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5588?
CVE-2023-5588 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5588?
To fix CVE-2023-5588, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5588 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5588 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5588?
CVE-2023-5588 affects kphrx pleroma.
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