SB2023110922 - Path traversal in SysAid

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47246)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Lace Tempest (DEV-0950) actor.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification
• https://twitter.com/msftsecintel/status/1722444141081076219