CVE-2023-42000 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting Arcserve UDP versions prior to 9.2. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw in the FileHandlingServlet.doUpload() function to upload arbitrary files to any location on the file system where the UDP agent is installed. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for devastating impact remains high.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arcserve:udp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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