# CVE-2023-33466: Orthanc before 1.12.0 allows authenticated users with access to the Orthanc API to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system, and in spec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-29 · Updated: 2024-11-26

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Orthanc before 1.12.0 allows authenticated users with access to the Orthanc API to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system, and in specific deployment scenarios allows the attacker to overwrite the configuration, which can be exploited to trigger Remote Code Execution (RCE).

## 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://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/security-advisory-for-orthanc-deployments-running-versions-before-1-12-0/3568
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5473
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00009.html

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