Path Traversal in Opnsense
CVE-2023-38997
A directory traversal vulnerability in the Captive Portal templates of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands as root via a crafted ZIP archive.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2 (Patch)
- logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38997?
- CVE-2023-38997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opnsense, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38997?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38997 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.