Path Traversal in Safe Fme Server
CVE-2023-35801
A directory traversal vulnerability in Safe Software FME Server before 2022.2.5 allows an attacker to bypass validation when editing a network-based resource connection, resulting in the unauthorized reading and writing of arbitrary files. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to a user account with write privileges. FME Flow 2023.0 is also a fixed version.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- community.safe.com/s/ (Product)
- downloads.safe.com/fme/2023/whatsnew_server_2023_0_0_3.txt (Release Notes)
- community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Flow-Directory-Traversal-Vulnerabi… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-35801?
- CVE-2023-35801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safe Fme Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-35801?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-35801 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.