{"cve":"CVE-2023-45823","nvd":{"published":"2023-10-19T21:15:09.003","modified":"2026-06-17T06:29:35.890","status":"Modified","description":"Artifact Hub is a web-based application that enables finding, installing, and publishing packages and configurations for CNCF projects. During a security audit of Artifact Hub's code base a security researcher identified a bug in which by using symbolic links in certain kinds of repositories loaded into Artifact Hub, it was possible to read internal files. Artifact Hub indexes content from a variety of sources, including git repositories. When processing git based repositories, Artifact Hub clones the repository and, depending on the artifact kind, reads some files from it. During this process, in some cases, no validation was done to check if the file was a symbolic link. This made possible to read arbitrary files in the system, potentially leaking sensitive information. This issue has been resolved in version `1.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/artifact-hub/artifact-hub?modal=changelog&version=1.16.0","https://github.com/artifacthub/hub/security/advisories/GHSA-hmq4-c2r4-5q8h","https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/artifact-hub/artifact-hub?modal=changelog&version=1.16.0","https://github.com/artifacthub/hub/security/advisories/GHSA-hmq4-c2r4-5q8h"],"products":["artifacthub:hub"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:40:11.519948003+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-45823","score":0.00754,"percentile":0.55116,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-hmq4-c2r4-5q8h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hmq4-c2r4-5q8h","summary":"Artifact Hub arbitrary file read vulnerability","modified":"2024-08-21T14:57:05.409305Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/artifacthub/hub","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/artifacthub/hub","ranges":["<1.16.0"],"fixed":["1.16.0"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-2136","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-2136","summary":"Artifact Hub arbitrary file read vulnerability in github.com/artifacthub/hub","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:18.747176Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/artifacthub/hub","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/artifacthub/hub","ranges":["<1.16.0"],"fixed":["1.16.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}