CVE-2023-25802 — Roxy-WI is a Web interface for managing Haproxy, Nginx, Apache, and Keepalived s

Roxy-WI is a Web interface for managing Haproxy, Nginx, Apache, and Keepalived servers. Versions prior to 6.3.6.0 don't correctly neutralize `dir/../filename` sequences, such as `/etc/nginx/../passwd`, allowing an actor to gain information about a server. Version 6.3.6.0 has

01What is this vulnerability?

Roxy-WI is a Web interface for managing Haproxy, Nginx, Apache, and Keepalived servers. Versions prior to 6.3.6.0 don't correctly neutralize `dir/../filename` sequences, such as `/etc/nginx/../passwd`, allowing an actor to gain information about a server. Version 6.3.6.0 has a patch for this issue.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
hap-wi	roxy	wi — < 6.3.6.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-03-13T19:35:11.243Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-25T14:58:23.859Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/hap-wi/roxy-wi/security/advisories/GHSA-qcmp-q5h3-784m
• github.com — https://github.com/hap-wi/roxy-wi/commit/0054f25da7cf8c7480452f48e39308b5e392dc6…