CVE-2023-32623Network attack vector

Unauthenticated file deletion via temporary-directory traversal

Published Jun 28, 2023 · Updated Nov 27, 2024

Directory traversal in Snow Monkey Forms 5.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary server files without authentication. File-deletion handling fails to confine a request to the requester's temporary directory, so parent traversal reaches files elsewhere on the server. No account or user interaction is required, and the consequence is file deletion rather than file disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Directory traversal in Snow Monkey Forms 5.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary server files without authentication. File-deletion handling fails to confine a request to the requester's temporary directory, so parent traversal reaches files elsewhere on the server. No account or user interaction is required, and the consequence is file deletion rather than file disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32623
Published
Jun 28, 2023
Updated
Nov 27, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
5.8JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.0JPCERT/CCAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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