CVE-2023-6020: Ray Missing Authorization vulnerability
LFI in Ray's /static/ directory allows attackers to read any file on the server without authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.8.1+. Ray maintainers response can be found here: https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023
Published Nov 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 9, 2025
Affected packages
ray
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- < 2.8.1
- Fixed in
- 2.8.1
- Check
pip show ray
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
LFI in Ray's /static/ directory allows attackers to read any file on the server without authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.8.1+. Ray maintainers response can be found here: https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023
Credited to cpropps-sysdig.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6020
- https://huntr.com/bounties/83dd8619-6dc3-4c98-8f1b-e620fedcd1f6
- https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023
- https://github.com/ray-project/ray/releases/tag/ray-2.8.1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cxr-8q3m-jwrr
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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