CVE-2023-33251 is a vulnerability affecting Akka HTTP versions prior to 10.5.2, specifically when handling file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive. The issue stems from insufficient permissions on temporary files created during uploads, making them readable by other users on Linux/UNIX systems. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact by allowing unauthorized access to uploaded file content. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka_http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.