Security Resilience

CVE-2023-4475

Asustor Data Master 4.0.6.ris1 – 4.2.2.ri61

Published
22 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0018 6th percentile
Risk Priority 51 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-4475 is a high-severity Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CWE-552) vulnerability in Asustor Data Master. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Automated Collection (T1119); ranked at the 6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An Arbitrary File Movement vulnerability was found in ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) allows an attacker to exploit the file renaming feature to move files to unintended directories. Affected products and versions include: ADM 4.0.6.RIS1, 4.1.0 and below as well as…

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ADM 4.2.2.RI61 and below.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1119 Automated Collection Collection
Once established within a system or network, an adversary may use automated techniques for collecting internal data.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
T1001 Data Obfuscation Command And Control
Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.
T1001.001 Junk Data Command And Control
Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2026-18188Same product: Asustor Data Master
CVE-2026-67244Same product: Asustor Data Master
CVE-2026-18187Same product: Asustor Data Master
CVE-2026-6644Same product: Asustor Data Master

Affected Assets

asustor
data master
4.0.6.ris1 — 4.2.2.ri61

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V8.4.2

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-552

Controls on authorized publication limit files and directories with nonpublic data from becoming accessible to external parties.

addresses: CWE-552

Controlling and documenting P2P file sharing prevents files and directories from being made accessible to external parties for unauthorized distribution.

addresses: CWE-552

Identifying and documenting file and directory locations allows restriction of access to external parties.

addresses: CWE-552

Protecting backup files ensures they are not accessible to external parties or unauthorized spheres.

addresses: CWE-552

Sanitizing equipment before off-site maintenance reduces the risk of files or directories containing sensitive data becoming accessible to external parties.

addresses: CWE-552

Policy restricts media access to authorized parties only, preventing exposure of resources to external or unauthorized actors.

addresses: CWE-552

Media access restrictions prevent files or directories from being accessible to external parties.

addresses: CWE-552

Employing and evaluating controls at documented alternate sites makes files and directories less likely to be accessible to external parties through physical or environmental weaknesses.

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.AA-05 partial match
blocks

Enforcing least-privilege permissions and authorization policies directly prevents unauthorized file/directory exposure.

PR.DS-01 partial match
blocks

Data-at-rest protections such as encryption or ACLs reduce the impact of unintended file exposure.

PR.IR-01 partial match
blocks

Logical segmentation and access protections stop external parties from reaching files that should remain internal.

PR.PS-01 partial match
blocks

Hardened configuration baselines commonly include file-system permission settings that limit external access.

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.

removes
removes
removes
removes
removes

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (higher-evidence rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. blocks CWE-552
  • V-248597 There must be no "shosts.equiv" files on the OL 8 operating system. blocks CWE-552

References