# CVE-2023-0092: Juju controller - Arbitrary file reading vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-0092-juju-controller-arbitrary-file-reading-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-0092 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-03-01

Juju controller - Arbitrary file reading vulnerability

Technologies: [github.com/juju/juju (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-juju-juju). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-0092 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-0092 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-0092?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/juju/juju (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.9.22,fixed=2.9.38.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-0092?** Yes. github.com/juju/juju (Go): upgrade to 2.9.38 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-0092?** Check whether you run github.com/juju/juju (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/juju/juju (Go): upgrade to 2.9.38 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/juju/juju@v2.9.38
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/juju/juju (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.9.22,fixed=2.9.38

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-0092
- GHSA-x5rv-w9pm-8qp8

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