CVE-2023-41790Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated configuration-file disclosure via get_file.php path traversal

Published Nov 23, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Pandora FMS 700 through 773 allows remote authenticated users to read the server configuration file via get_file.php. The script base64-decodes a supplied file path and serves it without confining traversal to permitted repositories when a matching hash is supplied. Exploitation requires a valid session and the server_unique_identifier secret; reading config.inc.php exposes database access material and enables database compromise.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Pandora FMS 700 through 773 allows remote authenticated users to read the server configuration file via get_file.php. The script base64-decodes a supplied file path and serves it without confining traversal to permitted repositories when a matching hash is supplied. Exploitation requires a valid session and the server_unique_identifier secret; reading config.inc.php exposes database access material and enables database compromise.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41790
Published
Nov 23, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Pandora FMS
Product
Pandora FMS
Classifications
CWE-427, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=700 <=773

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pandora FMS · Pandora FMSversion=700 <=773

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3NCC GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.6Artica PFMSCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1005Data from Local System

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