CVE-2020-14523 Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation Products Path Traversal
Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation products to execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14523?
CVE-2020-14523 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric CW Configurator, published on 11 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation products have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14523?
It affects 20 products.
Products include Mitsubishielectric Cw Configurator, Mitsubishielectric Fr Configurator2, Mitsubishielectric Gx Works2, Mitsubishielectric Gx Works3, Mitsubishielectric Iu Configuration Tool, Mitsubishielectric Iu Developer2 and 14 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14523 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-2020-14523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9w7-f293-j9p6.