Path traversal in ICONICS Suite, GENESIS64, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX and MobileHMI

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU70321

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40264

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PKGX file and write arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ICONICS Suite: 10.96 - 10.97.2

GENESIS64: 10.96 - 10.97.2

Hyper Historian: 10.96 - 10.97.2

Energy AnalytiX: 10.96 - 10.97.2

MobileHMI: 10.96 - 10.97.2

External links

http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-014_en.pdf
http://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95858406/index.html
http://iconics.com/About/Security/CERT
http://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-347-01
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-342/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.