Megarac Sp X
CVE-2023-34342
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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AMI BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. AMI BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering. Affected products include: Ami Megarac Sp-X.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
AMI BMC contains a vulnerability in the IPMI handler, where an attacker can upload and download arbitrary files under certain circumstances, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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