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CVE-2023-6038

CRITICAL
Published 2023-11-16T16:06:43.684Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
9.3
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.574
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 57.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.980
Higher than 98.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

H2O ImportFiles - Local File Inclusion

An attacker is able to read any file on the server hosting the H2O dashboard without any authentication.

ID: CVE-2023-6038
Author: danmcinerneybyt3bl33d3r High

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Affected Products

h2oai

h2oai/h2o-3

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

H2O local file inclusion vulnerability

GHSA-6mv8-95x5-xcq9

Advisory Details

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 Packages

Maven ai.h2o:h2o-core
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 ≤3.40.0.4

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6038
PACKAGE https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3
WEB https://huntr.com/bounties/380fce33-fec5-49d9-a101-12c972125d8c

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 16, 2023, Modified: April 16, 2024

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/380fce33-fec5-49d9-a101-12c972125d8c
Published: 2023-11-16T16:06:43.684Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-29T14:49:01.903Z
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