TI-2023-17889 Aliases CVE-2023-35801 GHSA-p96w-2637-g2qv

A directory traversal vulnerability in Safe Software FME Server before 2022.2.5 allows an…

MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published 2023-06-23 · Updated 2024-11-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in Safe Software FME Server before 2022.2.5 allows an attacker to bypass validation when editing a network-based resource connection, resulting in the unauthorized reading and writing of arbitrary files. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to a user account with write privileges. FME Flow 2023.0 is also a fixed version.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01477 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::	before 2022.2.5	Vulnerable	Safe

cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2022.2.5 Vulnerable ·Safe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35801
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p96w-2637-g2qv

References

Advisory 1

https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Flow-Directory-Traversal-Vulnerability

Other 2

TI-2022-17982 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2022-17981 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below contains a cross-site scripting… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2018-14455 Safe Software FME Server through 2018.1 creates and enables three additional accounts in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-17984 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a XML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
TI-2022-17983 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5 and below does not employ server-side validation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2020-14397 Unauthenticated Stored XSS in FME Server versions 2019.2 and 2020.0 Beta allows a remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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