CVE-2023-51651: Potential URI resolution path traversal in the AWS SDK for PHP

medium Affects aws/aws-sdk-php. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-12-21; advisory modified 2026-02-04.

Potential URI resolution path traversal in the AWS SDK for PHP

Package: aws/aws-sdk-php Composer
Affected versions: <3.288.1 or >=3.0.0 and <3.288.1
Fixed in: 3.288.1
Severity: medium CVSS 6.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.5th percentile)
Published: 2023-12-21
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-22

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