In short
- CVE-2023-43802 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent, create agent (arduino).
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.37%, higher than 31.2% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 1.3.3 or later.
Description
Impact
The vulnerability affects the endpoint /upload which handles request with the filename parameter.
A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can escalate his privileges to those of the user running the Arduino Create Agent service via a crafted HTTP POST request.
Further details are available in the references.
Fixed Version
References
The issue was reported by Nozomi Networks Labs. Further details are available at the following URL:
NVD description
Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/upload` which handles request with the `filename` parameter. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can escalate their privileges to those of the user running the Arduino Create Agent service via a crafted HTTP POST request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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