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CVE-2023-45685

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  • Published2023-10-16
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

Insufficient path validation when extracting a zip archive in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker to write a file to any location on the filesystem via path traversal

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-10-1617:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD
South river technologies titan mft
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≤ 2.0.17.2298no fix published
South river technologies titan sftp
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≤ 2.0.17.2298no fix published
Southrivertech titan mft server
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0< 2.0.182.0.18

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA2 products

As rapid7, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • South River Technologies Titan MFTother versions: not affected

    platforms: Linux, Windows

    Affected
    • ≤ 2.0.17.2298no fix statedsemver
  • South River Technologies Titan SFTPother versions: not affected

    platforms: Linux, Windows

    Affected
    • ≤ 2.0.17.2298no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-10-16

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-10-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7w42-6f8j-cx26

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45685?

Insufficient path validation when extracting a zip archive in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker to write a file to any location on the filesystem via path traversal

Is CVE-2023-45685 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-45685 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45685?

CVE-2023-45685 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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