# CVE-2023-28371: In Stellarium through 1.2, attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones with absolute pathnames or ..

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-15 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Stellarium through 1.2, attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones with absolute pathnames or .. directory traversal.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/1261f74dc4aa6bbd01ab514343424097f8cf46b7
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/eba61df3b38605befcb43687a4c0a159dbc0c5cb
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/787a894897b7872ae96e6f5804a182210edd5c78
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KG6UNRAOYZJSMIUELY3MMJ5J6LIUZXLT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/REDZB5J7WDN2P3NYWFO2NNJXSTOFUUKM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQ4ZGY5MDDHBEOQTD4IIA2RFID3ATPXA/

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