CVE-2023-46122

low-risk

Published 2023-10-23

sbt is a build tool for Scala, Java, and others. Given a specially crafted zip or JAR file, `IO.unzip` allows writing of arbitrary file. This would have potential to overwrite `/root/.ssh/authorized_keys`. Within sbt's main code, `IO.unzip` is used in `pullRemoteCache` task and `Resolvers.remote`; however many projects use `IO.unzip(...)` directly to implement custom tasks. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.9.7.

Do I need to act?

0.03% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.9/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Sbt

Affected Vendors

Scala-Sbt

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/sbt/io/commit/124538348db0713c80793cb57b915f97ec13188a

Issue Tracking https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/358

Patch https://github.com/sbt/io/pull/360

Exploit https://github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

Patch https://github.com/sbt/io/commit/124538348db0713c80793cb57b915f97ec13188a

Issue Tracking https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/358

Patch https://github.com/sbt/io/pull/360

Exploit https://github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

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low-risk

Severity 14/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low