CVE-2023-35844
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they...
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
- Record
CVE-2023-35844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
- Record
CVE-2023-35844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39837
7.5
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
- Record
EUVD-2023-39837- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8qg-5w28-wmr9
7.5
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they...
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
- Record
GHSA-x8qg-5w28-wmr9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
packages/backend/src/routers in Lightdash before 0.510.3 has insecure file endpoints, e.g., they allow .. directory traversal and do not ensure that an intended file extension (.csv or .png) is used.
- Record
CVE-2023-35844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Lightdash version <= 0.510.3 Arbitrary File Read | |
| PoC in GitHub | Lserein/CVE-2023-35844 | 2023-06-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-35844 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lightdash, published June 19, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.34%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
advisory.dw1.io/59
github.com/lightdash/lightdash/commit/fcc808c84c2cc3afb343063e32a49440d32a553c
github.com/lightdash/lightdash/compare/0.510.2...0.510.3
github.com/lightdash/lightdash/pull/5090
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35844
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8qg-5w28-wmr9
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/35xxx/CVE-2023-35844.json