CVE-2023-6038
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the h2o-3 REST API, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server with the permissions of the user running the h2o-3 instance.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the h2o-3 REST API, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server with the permissions of the user running the h2o-3 instance. This issue affects the default installation and does not require user interaction. The vulnerability can be exploited by making specific GET or POST requests to the ImportFiles and ParseSetup endpoints, respectively. This issue was identified in version 3.40.0.4 of h2o-3.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.34% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- h2o/h2o
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.