# CVE-2023-43801: Arduino Create Agent path traversal - arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-43801-arduino-create-agent-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-deletion  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-43801 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-18

Arduino Create Agent path traversal - arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-43801 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-43801 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-43801?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-43801?** Yes. github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go): upgrade to 1.3.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-43801?** Check whether you run github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (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/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go): upgrade to 1.3.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent@v1.3.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-43801
- GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq

## Related threats

- [Arduino Create Agent path traversal - arbitrary file deletion vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-43803-arduino-create-agent-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-deletion)
- [Arduino Create Agent path traversal - local privilege escalation vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-43802-arduino-create-agent-path-traversal-local-privilege-escalation)
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