An issue was discovered in zola 0.13.0 through 0.17.2.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in zola 0.13.0 through 0.17.2. The custom implementation of a web server, available via the "zola serve" command, allows directory traversal. The handle_request function, used by the server to process HTTP requests, does not account for sequences of special path control characters (../) in the URL when serving a file, which allows one to escape the webroot of the server and read arbitrary files from the filesystem.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
| — | zola (crates.io) | 0.13.0 – 0.17.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xvv9-5j67-3rpq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- zola (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.13.0 – 0.17.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xvv9-5j67-3rpq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40274
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvv9-5j67-3rpq
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-40274 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40274 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvv9-5j67-3rpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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