CVE-2023-29159: Directory traversal vulnerability in Starlette versions 0.13.5 and later and prior to 0.27.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to view files in a web…

PriorityP349high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

2.03%

78.6th percentile

Directory traversal vulnerability in Starlette versions 0.13.5 and later and prior to 0.27.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to view files in a web service which was built using Starlette.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	starlette	< starlette 0.28.0-1 (forky)	starlette 0.28.0-1 (forky)
encode	starlette	—	—
encode	starlette	>= 0 < 0.28.0-1	0.28.0-1
encode	starlette	>= 0 < 0.28.0-1	0.28.0-1
encode	starlette	>= 0.13.5 < 0.27.0	0.27.0
encode	starlette	>= 0.13.5 < 0.27.0	0.27.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

osv7.5HIGH

vendor_debian7.5HIGH

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