CVE-2023-7216 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction process, the archiver could follow symlinks outside of the intended directory, which allows files to be written in arbitrary directories through symlinks.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Cpio	-
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59 CWE-22

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7216Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249901ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7216Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249901ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-7216?

CVE-2023-7216 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction p...

How severe is CVE-2023-7216?

CVE-2023-7216 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-7216?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Cpio, Redhat Enterprise Linux.