CVE-2023-6908

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    CVE-2023-6908

    Published: 18 Dec 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: DFIRKuiper TAR Archive case_management.py unzip_file path traversal

    Details: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in DFIRKuiper Kuiper 2.3.4. This affects the function unzip_file of the file kuiper/app/controllers/case_management.py of the component TAR Archive Handler. The manipulation of the argument dst_path leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.3.5 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 94fa135153002f651f5526c55a7240e083db8d73. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-248277 was assigned to this vulnerability.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6908.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6908, https://vuldb.com/?id.248277, https://github.com/DFIRKuiper/Kuiper/pull/106, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248277, https://github.com/DFIRKuiper/Kuiper/commit/94fa135153002f651f5526c55a7240e083db8d73, https://github.com/DFIRKuiper/Kuiper/releases/tag/v2.3.5

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 13d7488719b020059f4c22cca9e36336ebfe9cb1
    Fixed -94fa135153002f651f5526c55a7240e083db8d73

    Affected versions

    2.3.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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