CVE-2023-28465

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Published Dec 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The package-decompression feature in HL7 (Health Level 7) FHIR Core Libraries before 5.6.106 allows attackers to copy arbitrary files to certain directories via directory traversal, if an allowed directory name is a substring of the directory name chosen by the attacker. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-24057.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hapifhir:hl7_fhir_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-9654-pr4f-gh6m	HL7 FHIR Partial Path Zip Slip due to bypass of CVE-2023-24057

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.300% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9654-pr4f-gh6m
https://www.smilecdr.com/our-blog
https://www.smilecdr.com/our-blog/statement-on-cve-2023-24057-smile-digital-health

History

May 27, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hapifhir Hl7 Fhir Core

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 27, 2025, 2:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 27, 2025, 2:31 PM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:38 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:38 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

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