What is CVE-2023-25168?

CVE-2023-25168 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pterodactyl Wings, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-25168?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pterodactyl Wings

CVE-2023-25168

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. This vulnerability can be used to delete files and directories recursively on the host system. This vulnerability can be combined with `GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5` to overwrite files on the host syste…

EPSS: 0.008 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pterodactyl Wings — versions < 1.7.4, >= 1.11.0, < 1.11.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-66p8-j459-rq63 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5 (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/429ac62dba22997a278bc709df5ac00a5a25d83d (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25168?: CVE-2023-25168 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pterodactyl Wings, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-25168?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.