Is CVE-2023-25168 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-25168 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-25168?

CVE-2023-25168 has a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-25168?

Patch guidance is available from pterodactyl security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-25168.

Fix CVE-2023-25168 - CRITICAL pterodactyl wings

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-25168?

5 products: pterodactyl wings, pterodactyl wings, pterodactyl wings, pterodactyl wings, pterodactyl wings.

Description

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. This vulnerability can be used to delete files and directories recursively on the host system. This vulnerability can be combined with `GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5` to overwrite files on the host system. In order to use this exploit, an attacker must have an existing "server" allocated and controlled by Wings. This vulnerability has been resolved in version `v1.11.4` of Wings, and has been back-ported to the 1.7 release series in `v1.7.4`. Anyone running `v1.11.x` should upgrade to `v1.11.4` and anyone running `v1.7.x` should upgrade to `v1.7.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-59 CWE-59

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PTERODACTYL
Published: 2/9/2023
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pterodactyl : wingspterodactyl : wingspterodactyl : wingspterodactyl : wingspterodactyl : wings

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2023-25168. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2023-25168

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CVE-2023-25168 vulnerability