Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-31483

HighPublic PoC

Published: 28 April 2023

Published
28 April 2023
Modified
31 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0140 80.8th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-31483 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Cauldrondevelopment Cbang. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 19.2% 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

Vulnerability details

tar/TarFileReader.cpp in Cauldron cbang before bastet-v8.1.17 has a directory traversal during extraction that allows the attacker to create or write to files outside the current directory via a crafted tar archive.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

cauldrondevelopment
cbang
≤ 8.1.17

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.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References