Yamcs 5.8.6 HTTP Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Yamcs 5.8.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45278. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Yamcs 5.8.6. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory Traversal vulnerability in the storage functionality of the API in Yamcs 5.8.6 allows attackers to delete arbitrary files via crafted HTTP DELETE request.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-45278 since 10/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2638). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Yamcs 5.8.7

Timelineinfo

10/06/2023 🔍
10/19/2023 +13 days 🔍
10/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2025 +709 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242957
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2023 19:45
Updated: 09/27/2025 07:19
Changes: 10/19/2023 19:45 (40), 09/27/2025 07:19 (16)
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