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CVE-2023-5588

2.6 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in kphrx pleroma.

Published Oct 15, 2023CWE-22EPSS 0.71%

Overview

CVE-2023-5588 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 15, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.6, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in kphrx pleroma. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Pleroma.Emoji.Pack of the file lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex. The manipulation of the argument name leads to path traversal. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-242187.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/kphrx/pleroma/commit/2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40GitHubgithub.com/kphrx/pleroma/pull/197Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.242187Refvuldb.com/?id.242187GitHubgithub.com/kphrx/pleroma/commit/2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40GitHubgithub.com/kphrx/pleroma/pull/197Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.242187Refvuldb.com/?id.242187

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5588?

CVE-2023-5588 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 15, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2023-5588?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.6, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-5588?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-5588?

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