CVE-2022-43494 Path traversal in Proficy Historian

High 7.5 Published 17 Jan 2023 Updated 16 Jan 2025

An unauthorized user can read arbitrary files on the system, exposing sensitive information in GE Digital Proficy Historian.

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-2022-43494?

CVE-2022-43494 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GE Digital Proficy Historian, published on 17 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unauthorized user could be able to read any file on the system, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ge Proficy Historian.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43494 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-2022-43494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gjw-7h8f-8ph2.