Path Traversal in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2024-33870

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example, there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is permitted.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-33870?
CVE-2024-33870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-33870?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.