# CVE-2023-6023: Vertaai/modeldb - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-6023 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-6023

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 8.6
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Vertaai/modeldb
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-29 (Path Traversal: '\..\filename')
- **Tags:** ai_mcp

## Description

An attacker can read any file on the filesystem on the server hosting ModelDB through an LFI in the artifact_path URL parameter.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-6023](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6023) is a vulnerability affecting ModelDB, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files from the server’s filesystem via a crafted request exploiting a path traversal weakness.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 7th of May 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2023-6023 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2023-6023. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Observed exploitation attempts focus on URLs containing `/api/v1/artifact/getartifact`.

## Timeline

- 2023-11-16: CVE Published. CVE-2023-6023 is published to NVD.
- 2025-05-07: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-6023 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-05-07: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-6023 for the first time.

## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/644ab868-db6d-4685-ab35-1a897632d2ca
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-6023.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-6023) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2023-6023. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.