Arbitrary File Write in High Availability Backup Upload

published 2023-02-09 3 y ago modified 2026-10-28 11 d ago also EUVD-2023-12763

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

The High Availability functionality of Yugabyte Anywhere can be abused to write arbitrary files through the backup upload endpoint by using path traversal characters.

This vulnerability is associated with program files PlatformReplicationManager.Java.

This issue affects YugabyteDB Anywhere: from 2.0.0.0 through 2.13.0.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-24)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

YugabyteDB YugabyteDB Anywhere

Classification

Weakness

CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

yugabyte.com /
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Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0745
NVD CVE-2023-0745

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Summary