CVE-2013-1627 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Indusoft and Advantech Studio servers via absolute path traversal in the web server component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1627?

CVE-2013-1627 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer.exe in Indusoft Studio 7.0 and earlier and Advantech Studio 7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in an argument to the sub_401A90 CreateFileW function.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1627?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Advantech Advantech Studio, Indusoft Web Studio.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2013-1627 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1627 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4f67-fhjj-9h87.

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