flaskcode package up to 0.0.8 on Python HTTP POST Request /update-resource-data/ path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in flaskcode package up to 0.0.8 on Python. Affected is an unknown function of the file /update-resource-data/ of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-52289. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in flaskcode package up to 0.0.8 on Python. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file /update-resource-data/ of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the flaskcode package through 0.0.8 for Python. An unauthenticated directory traversal, exploitable with a POST request to a /update-resource-data/ URI (from views.py), allows attackers to write to arbitrary files.

The weakness was presented 01/13/2024. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52289 since 12/31/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• flaskcode package

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• 0.0.1
• 0.0.2
• 0.0.3
• 0.0.4
• 0.0.5
• 0.0.6
• 0.0.7
• 0.0.8

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