Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2023 · Assigned by jpcert
CVE-2023-29159
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Starlette from Encode. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | starlette | 0.26.1-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29159 |
| Debian:13 | starlette | 0.28.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29159 |
| Debian:14 | starlette | 0.28.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29159 |
| PyPI | starlette | 0.27.0 | GHSA-v5gw-mw7f-84px |
| PyPI | starlette | 0.27.0 | PYSEC-2023-83 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | starlette | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29159 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N