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CVE-2023-33251

Published: May 21, 2023Updated: Jan 31, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

Description

When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-732

Affected Products

n/an/a
akka httplightbend
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
lightbendcommercialOSS Librariesaka play framework, akka http, spray-json

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://akka.io/security/akka-http-cve-2023-05-15.html
akka.io
https://doc.akka.io/reference/security-announcements/akka-http-cve-2023-05-15.html
doc.akka.io

Timeline

Published
May 21, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 31, 2025

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