CVE-2025-49830
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-15
Last updated on: 2025-11-04
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cyberark | conjur | to 1.22.1 (exc) |
| cyberark | conjur | to 13.5.1 (exc) |
| cyberark | conjur | 13.6 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in Conjur's Secrets Manager and Conjur OSS allows an authenticated attacker who can load policy to exploit the policy YAML parser to reference files on the Secrets Manager or Self-Hosted server. This can be used to perform reconnaissance to understand the folder structure or to include files from the server in the YAML processed as policy loads, potentially exposing sensitive information.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an attacker with authentication and policy loading capabilities to gain insight into the server's file structure or include arbitrary files in policy processing. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored on the Secrets Manager or Conjur server, increasing the risk of data exposure or further attacks.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, upgrade Conjur OSS to version 1.22.1 or later, or Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted to versions 13.5.1 or 13.6.1 or later. These versions contain fixes for the issue.