CVE-2015-3940 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3940?
CVE-2015-3940 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware System Platform before 2014 R2 Patch 01 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Schneider-Electric Wonderware System Platform 2014.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3940 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-2015-3940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9pj-2vq4-w7fx.