CVE-2023-45685 (GCVE-0-2023-45685)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 16:08 – Updated: 2024-09-16 14:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary file write via "zip slip" in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers
Summary
Insufficient path validation when extracting a zip archive in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker to write a file to any location on the filesystem via path traversal
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-16 14:42 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South River Technologies | Titan MFT |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.17.2298
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| South River Technologies | Titan SFTP |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.17.2298
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| south_river_technologies | titan_mft |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.17.2298
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:south_river_technologies:titan_mft:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| south_river_technologies | titan_sftp |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.17.2298
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:south_river_technologies:titan_sftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2023-10-16 15:00
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