Is CVE-2023-33251 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-33251 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-33251?

CVE-2023-33251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-33251?

CVE-2023-33251 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33251?

Upgrade akka http to 10.5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-33251

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

akka httpNVD

Affected:< 10.5.2Fixed in:10.5.2CVE-2023-33251derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

akka.io

Other references1

doc.akka.io

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-31.