VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-6038
CVSS score9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-11-16
Last modified2026-06-17
Description
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the h2o-3 REST API, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server with the permissions of the user running the h2o-3 instance. This issue affects the default installation and does not require user interaction. The vulnerability can be exploited by making specific GET or POST requests to the ImportFiles and ParseSetup endpoints, respectively. This issue was identified in version 3.40.0.4 of h2o-3.