CVE-2023-6038

Local File Inclusion in h2oai/h2o-3

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Published Nov 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the h2o-3 REST API, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server with the permissions of the user running the h2o-3 instance. This issue affects the default installation and does not require user interaction. The vulnerability can be exploited by making specific GET or POST requests to the ImportFiles and ParseSetup endpoints, respectively. This issue was identified in version 3.40.0.4 of h2o-3.

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

h2oai

h2oai/h2o-3

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ latest

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:h2o:h2o:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-6mv8-95x5-xcq9	H2O local file inclusion vulnerability

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.3% (4.340% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://huntr.com/bounties/380fce33-fec5-49d9-a101-12c972125d8c

History

No history.

Subscriptions

H2o H2o

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 29, 2024, 2:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntr_ai
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 4:06 PM
Updated: Aug 29, 2024, 2:49 PM
Reserved: Nov 8, 2023, 6:15 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 16, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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