CVE-2023-0241Network attack vector

Cross-user file access via unchecked relative paths

Published Mar 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 19, 2025

Path traversal in pgAdmin 4 before 6.19 allows remote authenticated users to read another user's files through server import. The filename_with_file_manager_path flow joined an untrusted relative filename to the storage directory without checking the requesting user's access boundary. Server mode and valid credentials are required; crafted parent-directory segments can expose stored server definitions and enable unauthorized settings or database changes.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability8.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in pgAdmin 4 before 6.19 allows remote authenticated users to read another user's files through server import. The filename_with_file_manager_path flow joined an untrusted relative filename to the storage directory without checking the requesting user's access boundary. Server mode and valid credentials are required; crafted parent-directory segments can expose stored server definitions and enable unauthorized settings or database changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0241
Published
Mar 27, 2023
Updated
Feb 19, 2025
Vendor
pgAdmin Development Team
Product
pgAdmin 4
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=pgadmin 6.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

pgAdmin Development Team · pgAdmin 4version=pgadmin 6.19

Published CVSS scores

2.1JPCERT/CCAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.1JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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