CVE-2023-0247
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability (CVE-2023-0247) was discovered in the GitHub repository bits-and-blooms/bloom prior to version 3.3.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 12, 2023, affecting the bloom project's Go implementation (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems, as indicated by the CVSS scoring. The local attack vector and user interaction requirement suggest that successful exploitation could give an attacker significant control over the affected component (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to bloom version 3.3.1 or later to address this vulnerability. A fix has been implemented in the repository as evidenced by the commit (Bloom Commit).

Additional resources


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