What is CVE-2023-6562?

CVE-2023-6562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Sdk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-6562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Sdk

CVE-2023-6562

JPX Fragment List (flst) box vulnerability in Kakadu 7.9 allows an attacker to exfiltrate local and remote files reachable by a server if the server allows the attacker to upload a specially-crafted the image that is displayed back to the attacker.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kakadusoftware Kakadu_sdk
Kakadu Software Pty Ltd Sdk — versions 4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve-coordination@google.com (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6562?: CVE-2023-6562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Sdk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-6562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.