CVE-2023-5588

kphrx pleroma pack.ex Pleroma.Emoji.Pack path traversal

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2023 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPleromaPleroma

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in kphrx pleroma. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Pleroma.Emoji.Pack of the file lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex. The manipulation of the argument name leads to path traversal. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 2c795094535537a8607cc0d3b7f076a609636f40. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-242187.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/kphrx/pleroma/pull/197
SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.242187
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.242187

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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