CVE-2023-27562
MediumPublic PoC
Published: 10 May 2023
Published
10 May 2023
Modified
27 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0092
76.4th percentile
Risk Priority
14
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2023-27562 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in N8N N8N. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 23.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-1590
Vulnerability details
The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Directory Traversal.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
n8n
n8n
0.218.0
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-22
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.