Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-0482

Redhat Resteasy 3.15.4 … 6.2.2

Published
17 February 2023
Modified
18 March 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0082 54th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-0482 is a medium-severity Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions (CWE-378) vulnerability in Redhat Resteasy. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked in the top 46% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In RESTEasy the insecure File.createTempFile() is used in the DataSourceProvider, FileProvider and Mime4JWorkaround classes which creates temp files with insecure permissions that could be read by a local user.

CWE(s)
CWE-378NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

redhat
resteasy
3.15.4, 4.7.7, 5.0.5, 6.2.2
netapp
active iq unified manager
all versions
netapp
oncommand workflow automation
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require proper temporary-file creation and permission handling.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit insecure temporary file creation and permissions.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect insecure temporary files but does not prevent their creation.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates secure handling of temporary files and permissions.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include secure creation and permissioning of temporary files.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file creation and access controls.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
prevents

Information access restriction can limit exposure but does not address file creation itself.

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