CVE-2023-38546
CVSS 3.1 Score 3.7 of 10 (low)
Details
Summary
CVE-2023-38546 is a vulnerability that affects the libcurl library, specifically the [curl_easy_duphandle](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_duphandle.html) function. This flaw allows an attacker to insert cookies into a running program using libcurl, under certain conditions. The vulnerability arises when a transfer with enabled cookies is duplicated, but the actual cookies are not cloned. Instead, the cloned handle stores the file name as `none`, inadvertently loading cookies from a file named `none` if it exists and is readable in the program's current directory. This vulnerability has a low base severity and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit. It poses a potential risk to an organization's integrity, but not confidentiality or availability. Remediation for this vulnerability involves updating the libcurl library to fix the issue.
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