What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-25345?

CVE-2023-25345 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-25345?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-25345. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.0%.

Swig Templates CVE-2023-25345

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2023-03-15 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Swig Templates Swig

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 15, 2023 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

923 npm packages depend on swig (671 direct, 266 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.4.2.

DescriptionNVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags.

AnalysisAI

Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags. Affected products include: Swig-Templates Project Swig-Templates, Swig Project Swig.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.