HashiCorp Terraform directory traversal | CVE-2023-4782

NAME
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HashiCorp Terraform directory traversal

Platforms Affected:
HashiCorp Terraform 1.0.8
HashiCorp Terraform 1.5.6

Risk Level:
6.3

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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HashiCorp Terraform could allow a local authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper path request validation during the init operation. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Changed

Access Vector:
Local



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