// For flags

CVE-2023-27534

curl: SFTP path ~ resolving discrepancy

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-03-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Netapp
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H300s Firmware
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Affected
in Netapp
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H300s
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Netapp
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H500s Firmware
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Affected
in Netapp
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H500s
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Safe
Netapp
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H700s Firmware
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Affected
in Netapp
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H700s
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Netapp
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H410s Firmware
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Affected
in Netapp
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H410s
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Safe
Haxx
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Curl
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>= 7.18.0 <= 7.88.1
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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36
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Affected
Netapp
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Active Iq Unified Manager
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-vmware_vsphere
Affected
Broadcom
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Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
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Affected
Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.12
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Affected
Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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>= 9.0.0 < 9.0.6
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Affected
Splunk
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Universal Forwarder
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9.1.0
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Affected