#VU86618 Path traversal in Uyuni SUSE Manager - CVE-2023-32189 

 

#VU86618 Path traversal in Uyuni SUSE Manager - CVE-2023-32189

Published: February 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86618
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32189
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Uyuni SUSE Manager
Software vendor:
Uyuni Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in SUSE Manager when processing directory traversal sequences in the private SSH key file name when creating a new user. A remote user can pass a specially crafted filename to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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