# CVE-2023-45278: Yamcs API Directory Traversal vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45278-yamcs-api-directory-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-45278 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-19

Yamcs API Directory Traversal vulnerability

Technologies: [org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-yamcs-yamcs). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-45278 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-45278 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-45278?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-45278?** Yes. org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-45278?** Check whether you run org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven) 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

- org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.7 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.yamcs:yamcs to 5.8.7 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.yamcs:yamcs (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.7

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-45278
- GHSA-43fw-536j-w37j

## Related threats

- [Yamcs Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45280-yamcs-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [Yamcs Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45279-yamcs-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [Yamcs Path Traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45277-yamcs-path-traversal-vulnerability)