CVE-2023-37896: GO-2023-1998 - Improper path sanitization in sandbox mode in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2

CVE-2023-37896 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-23

Improper path sanitization in sandbox mode in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2

Technologies: github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go), github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-37896 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-37896 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-37896?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 August 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.9; github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-37896?
Yes. github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go): upgrade to 2.9.9 or later; github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.9.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-37896?
Check whether you run github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go) or github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (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/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go): upgrade to 2.9.9 or later
    go get github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei@v2.9.9
  • github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.9.9 or later
    go get github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2@v2.9.9

Affected products

  • github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.9
  • github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-37896
  • GHSA-2xx4-jj5v-6mff
  • GO-2023-1998

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