pgAdmin 4 up to 6.18 Setting path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pgAdmin 4 up to 6.18. Affected is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-0241. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pgAdmin 4 up to 6.18 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

pgAdmin 4 versions prior to v6.19 contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A user of the product may change another user's settings or alter the database.

The weakness was presented 03/28/2023 as 5734. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0241 since 01/12/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 6.19 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pgAdmin 4 6.19

Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
03/28/2023 +74 days 🔍
03/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2023 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5734
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224168

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2023 09:03
Updated: 04/16/2023 08:42
Changes: 03/28/2023 09:03 (40), 04/16/2023 08:42 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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