CVE-2023-41599
Published: 19 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-41599 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Jfinalcms Project Jfinalcms. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
JFinalCMS version 5.0.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in the component /common/DownController.java, tracked as CVE-2023-41599 and assigned CWE-22. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction, resulting in limited confidentiality impact.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the flaw to traverse directories and access files outside the intended web root, enabling unauthorized read access to sensitive server content.
The two provided references point to the same technical disclosure post detailing the traversal vector but contain no information on official patches, workarounds, or vendor mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at its peak value of 0.9198 with no indicated rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-46093
Vulnerability details
An issue in the component /common/DownController.java of JFinalCMS v5.0.0 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.