CVE-2023-6569
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-6569 is a vulnerability identified in h2oai/h2o-3 related to External Control of File Name or Path. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in December 2023, affecting the h2o-3 version 3.40.0.4 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (HIGH) by NVD with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H. Additionally, huntr.dev assigned it a CVSS score of 9.3 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere) and CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to potentially exploit the system through external control of file names or paths. The impact primarily affects the integrity and availability of the system, with no direct impact on confidentiality as indicated by the CVSS metrics (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable remotely with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction, as indicated by the CVSS vector strings. An exploit has been confirmed and documented (Huntr).

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