What is CVE-2023-44306?

CVE-2023-44306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-44306?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-44306 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Appliance

CVE-2023-44306

Dell DM5500 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite configuration files stored on the server filesystem.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Appliance — versions DM5500 5.14 and below
Dell Dm5500
Dell Dm5500_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44306?: CVE-2023-44306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-44306?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44306 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.