CVE-2023-33251
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll...
CVE-2023-33251 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Lightbend Akka Http, published May 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.7 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.15%EPSS, 4th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
- Record
CVE-2023-33251- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37419
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37419- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f9g-qwcw-j94j
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll...
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
- Record
GHSA-9f9g-qwcw-j94j- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
- Record
CVE-2023-33251- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
When Akka HTTP before 10.5.2 accepts file uploads via the FileUploadDirectives.fileUploadAll directive, the temporary file it creates has too weak permissions: it is readable by other users on Linux or UNIX, a similar issue to CVE-2022-41946.
- Record
CVE-2023-33251- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.