Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CVE-2023-31166

4.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Status: Sel-3505; Sel-3505-3; Sel-3530; Sel-3530-4
Vendor: CVE Published:; 10 May 2023

Summary

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Real-Time Automation Controller (SEL RTAC) Web Interface could allow a remote authenticated attacker to create folders in arbitrary paths of the file system.

See SEL Service Bulletin dated 2022-11-15 for more details.

Affected Version(s)

SEL-2241 RTAC module Linux R126-V0

References

https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/externa...

https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/

CVSS V3.1

Score:

4.1

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

None

Integrity:

Low

Availability:

None

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

Low

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Changed

Timeline

Vulnerability published
May 10, 2023
Vulnerability Reserved
Apr 24, 2023

Credit

Andrea Palanca, Nozomi Networks