Path traversal in Contec SolarView Compact



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-40924
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SolarView Compact
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor Contec

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU80826

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40924

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 in the downloader.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SolarView Compact: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/Yobing1/CVE-2023-40924/blob/main/README.md
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33620


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 device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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