CVE-2023-51232 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in dagster. A fix is available for dagster — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Dagster vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its /logs endpoint
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-51232.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Directory Traversal vulnerability in dagster-webserver Dagster thru 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted request to the /logs endpoint. This may be restricted to certain file names that start with a dot ('.').
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | dagster | all versions | 1.5.11pip install --upgrade 'dagster==1.5.11' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for dagster, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update dagster to 1.5.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-51232 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-51232 in your dependencies?
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