Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU14445

Relative path traversal in DeltaV - CVE-2018-14795

Published: August 17, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14445

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14795

CWE-ID: CWE-23

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Emerson

Affected software:
DeltaV

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper path validation. A remote attacker can conduct relative path traversal attack and replace executable files.

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