CVE-2023-42428Network attack vector

Administrative file deletion via directory traversal

Published Nov 17, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Directory traversal in CubeCart before 6.5.3 allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to delete files and directories. Public advisories do not identify the affected handler or disclose how attacker-controlled path input escapes its intended directory. Administrative access to the network-facing application is required, and successful exploitation can remove application or system data.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability1.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Directory traversal in CubeCart before 6.5.3 allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to delete files and directories. Public advisories do not identify the affected handler or disclose how attacker-controlled path input escapes its intended directory. Administrative access to the network-facing application is required, and successful exploitation can remove application or system data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42428
Published
Nov 17, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
CubeCart Limited
Product
CubeCart
Classifications
CWE-22, T1070.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=prior to 6.5.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

CubeCart Limited · CubeCartversion=prior to 6.5.3

Published CVSS scores

4.0JPCERT/CC and IPAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.7JPCERT/CC and IPACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1070.004File Deletion

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