Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-6190 is a critical path traversal flaw in İzmir Katip Çelebi University’s University Information Management System. Public data says affected versions are those before 30.11.2023. If exposed, an attacker may access files outside intended directories, creating confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk. No cited source confirms active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent only if your organization runs this specific system. The potential impact is severe, but public evidence is narrow and does not show broad exploitation. Prioritize asset confirmation, exposure reduction, and vendor-supported remediation.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-22 improper pathname restriction enabling absolute path traversal in the University Information Management System before 30.11.2023. CVSS 3.1 is 9.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high CIA impact. The title says “authenticated,” but the CVSS vector indicates PR:N; treat authentication requirements as unclear.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running İzmir Katip Çelebi University University Information Management System versions before 30.11.2023, especially if reachable over a network. The bundle provides no CPEs, deployment prevalence, or internet-exposure data.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability class can allow access to unintended filesystem paths. The CVSS vector suggests remote, unauthenticated exploitation, but the CVE title conflicts by saying authenticated. CISA KEV is false in the provided data, and no source in the bundle confirms exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Key uncertainty: authentication requirements conflict between the title and CVSS vector. The advisory references are Turkish government resources; one source is tagged broken in the bundle. No exploit, patch package, CPE, or affected-version range beyond “before 30.11.2023” is provided.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether the University Information Management System is in use.
- Confirm the installed version or build date.
- Move off versions before 30.11.2023 where vendor guidance supports it.
- Review the Turkish government advisory for current remediation details.
- Restrict network access to the application until verified remediated.
- Monitor logs for unusual file access patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory hosts running the named system.
- Verify version is not before 30.11.2023.
- Check whether the application is externally reachable.
- Review access logs for abnormal path requests.
- Confirm compensating controls are documented.
- Track vendor or government advisory updates.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9TR-CERTVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.usom.gov.tr/bildirim/tr-23-0736CVE reference, TR-CERT · government-resource, broken-link
- https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-23-0736CVE reference, TR-CERT · government-resource
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