What is CVE-2023-4782?

CVE-2023-4782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Terraform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-4782?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Hashicorp Terraform

CVE-2023-4782

Terraform version 1.0.8 through 1.5.6 allows arbitrary file write during the `init` operation if run on maliciously crafted Terraform configuration. This vulnerability is fixed in Terraform 1.5.7.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hashicorp Terraform — versions 1.0.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@hashicorp.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4782?: CVE-2023-4782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Terraform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-4782?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.