{"id":"CURL-CVE-2023-27534","summary":"SFTP path ~ resolving discrepancy","details":"curl supports SFTP transfers. curl's SFTP implementation offers a special\nfeature in the path component of URLs: a tilde (`~`) character as the first\npath element in the path to denotes a path relative to the user's home\ndirectory. This is supported because of wording in the [once proposed\nto-become RFC\ndraft](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri-04)\nthat was to dictate how SFTP URLs work.\n\nDue to a bug, the handling of the tilde in SFTP path did however not only\nreplace it when it is used stand-alone as the first path element but also\nwrongly when used as a mere prefix in the first element.\n\nUsing a path like `/~2/foo` when accessing a server using the user `dan` (with\nhome directory `/home/dan`) would then quite surprisingly access the file\n`/home/dan2/foo`.\n\nThis can be taken advantage of to circumvent filtering or worse.","aliases":["CVE-2023-27534"],"modified":"2026-05-21T06:00:19.860022189Z","published":"2023-03-20T08:00:00Z","database_specific":{"last_affected":"7.88.1","severity":"Low","www":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-27534.html","affects":"both","CWE":{"desc":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory","id":"CWE-22"},"issue":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1892351","package":"curl","award":{"currency":"USD","amount":"480"},"URL":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-27534.json"},"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"7.18.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.0"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/curl/curl.git","events":[{"introduced":"ba6f20a2442ab1ebfe947cff19a552f92114a29a"},{"fixed":"4e2b52b5f7a3bf50a0f1494155717b02cc1df6d6"}]}],"versions":["7.88.1","7.88.0","7.87.0","7.86.0","7.85.0","7.84.0","7.83.1","7.83.0","7.82.0","7.81.0","7.80.0","7.79.1","7.79.0","7.78.0","7.77.0","7.76.1","7.76.0","7.75.0","7.74.0","7.73.0","7.72.0","7.71.1","7.71.0","7.70.0","7.69.1","7.69.0","7.68.0","7.67.0","7.66.0","7.65.3","7.65.2","7.65.1","7.65.0","7.64.1","7.64.0","7.63.0","7.62.0","7.61.1","7.61.0","7.60.0","7.59.0","7.58.0","7.57.0","7.56.1","7.56.0","7.55.1","7.55.0","7.54.1","7.54.0","7.53.1","7.53.0","7.52.1","7.52.0","7.51.0","7.50.3","7.50.2","7.50.1","7.50.0","7.49.1","7.49.0","7.48.0","7.47.1","7.47.0","7.46.0","7.45.0","7.44.0","7.43.0","7.42.1","7.42.0","7.41.0","7.40.0","7.39.0","7.38.0","7.37.1","7.37.0","7.36.0","7.35.0","7.34.0","7.33.0","7.32.0","7.31.0","7.30.0","7.29.0","7.28.1","7.28.0","7.27.0","7.26.0","7.25.0","7.24.0","7.23.1","7.23.0","7.22.0","7.21.7","7.21.6","7.21.5","7.21.4","7.21.3","7.21.2","7.21.1","7.21.0","7.20.1","7.20.0","7.19.7","7.19.6","7.19.5","7.19.4","7.19.3","7.19.2","7.19.1","7.19.0","7.18.2","7.18.1","7.18.0","curl-7_88_1","curl-7_88_0","curl-7_87_0","curl-7_86_0","curl-7_85_0","curl-7_84_0","curl-7_83_1","curl-7_83_0","curl-7_82_0","curl-7_81_0","curl-7_80_0","curl-7_79_1","curl-7_79_0","curl-7_78_0","curl-7_77_0","curl-7_76_1","curl-7_76_0","curl-7_75_0","curl-7_74_0","curl-7_73_0","tiny-curl-7_72_0","curl-7_72_0","curl-7_71_1","curl-7_71_0","curl-7_70_0","curl-7_69_1","curl-7_69_0","curl-7_68_0","curl-7_67_0","curl-7_66_0","curl-7_65_3","curl-7_65_2","curl-7_65_1","curl-7_65_0","curl-7_64_1","curl-7_64_0","curl-7_63_0","curl-7_62_0","curl-7_61_1","curl-7_61_0","curl-7_60_0","curl-7_59_0","curl-7_58_0","curl-7_57_0","curl-7_56_1","curl-7_56_0","curl-7_55_1","curl-7_55_0","curl-7_54_1","curl-7_54_0","curl-7_53_1","curl-7_53_0","curl-7_52_1","curl-7_52_0","curl-7_51_0","curl-7_50_3","curl-7_50_2","curl-7_50_1","curl-7_50_0","curl-7_49_1","curl-7_49_0","curl-7_48_0","curl-7_47_1","curl-7_47_0","curl-7_46_0","curl-7_45_0","curl-7_44_0","curl-7_43_0","curl-7_42_1","curl-7_42_0","curl-7_41_0","curl-7_40_0","curl-7_39_0","curl-7_38_0","curl-7_37_1","curl-7_37_0","curl-7_36_0","curl-7_35_0","curl-7_34_0","curl-7_33_0","curl-7_32_0","curl-7_31_0","curl-7_30_0","curl-7_29_0","curl-7_28_1","curl-7_28_0","curl-7_27_0","curl-7_26_0","curl-7_25_0","curl-7_24_0","curl-7_23_1","curl-7_23_0","curl-7_22_0","curl-7_21_7","curl-7_21_6","curl-7_21_5","curl-7_21_4","curl-7_21_3","curl-7_21_2","curl-7_21_1","curl-7_21_0","curl-7_20_1","curl-7_20_0","curl-7_19_7","curl-7_19_6","curl-7_19_5","curl-7_19_4","curl-7_19_3","curl-7_19_2","curl-7_19_1","curl-7_19_0","curl-7_18_2","curl-7_18_1","curl-7_18_0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://curl.se/docs/CURL-CVE-2023-27534.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Harry Sintonen","type":"FINDER"},{"name":"Daniel Stenberg","type":"REMEDIATION_DEVELOPER"}]}