# CVE-2022-23854: Path traversal in InTouch Access Anywhere

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the system via path traversal in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ccvr-7m85-7g88

## What is CVE-2022-23854?

CVE-2022-23854 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere versions 2020 R2 and older are vulnerable to a path traversal exploit that could allow an unauthenticated user with network access to read files on the system outside of the secure gateway web server.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23854?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aveva Intouch Access Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23854 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23854 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway 2020 R2 - Path Traversal (exploitdb)
- AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway - Local File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-23854.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere

- [CVE-2022-1467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1467/): AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23854 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23854 exists.

Affected product: AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23854

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23854/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.