CVE-2023-37896 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting Nuclei, a vulnerability scanner, specifically when used as a Go SDK with custom templates prior to version 2.9.9. This flaw allowed for arbitrary file reading on the filesystem due to improper sanitization of relative paths during payload loading in sandbox mode. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk (CWE-22) where an unauthenticated attacker could achieve high confidentiality impact with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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