{"id":"CVE-2023-43801","aliases":["EUVD-2023-2775","GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq"],"status":"published","title":"Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent","description":"Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00342,"percentile":0.27976,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-35"],"published":"2023-10-18T17:34:46Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:49Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent","fixed_in":["1.3.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"arduino","product":"arduino-create-agent"},{"vendor":"arduino","product":"create_agent"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/releases/tag/1.3.3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/security-flaws-affect-a-component-of-the-arduino-create-cloud-ide","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","article","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43801","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/43xxx/CVE-2023-43801.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-43801","title":"Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent","description":"Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-18T21:06:12.775Z","modified":"2024-09-12T20:04:35.655Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:14.633899Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2775","description":"Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-18T21:06:12Z","modified":"2024-09-12T20:04:35Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:55:56.381285Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq","title":"Arduino Create Agent path traversal - arbitrary file deletion vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nThe vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input.\nA user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request.\nFurther details are available in the references.\n\n### Fixed Version\n* `1.3.3`\n\n### References\nThe issue was reported by Nozomi Networks Labs. Further details on the issue are available at the following URL:\n* https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/security-flaws-affect-a-component-of-the-arduino-create-cloud-ide\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-18T17:34:46Z","modified":"2023-11-11T05:04:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-35"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:20.311836Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-43801","description":"Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. 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A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-18T21:06:12.775Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:49.227574866Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:33.792101Z"},{"id":"GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq","title":"Arduino Create Agent path traversal - arbitrary file deletion vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nThe vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input.\nA user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request.\nFurther details are available in the references.\n\n### Fixed Version\n* `1.3.3`\n\n### References\nThe issue was reported by Nozomi Networks Labs. Further details on the issue are available at the following URL:\n* https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/security-flaws-affect-a-component-of-the-arduino-create-cloud-ide\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-18T17:34:46Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:04.031863075Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-35"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:51.811331Z"}]}}