# CVE-2023-0598: GE Digital Proficy Code Injection

> Attackers can inject malicious configuration files to gain full control of the HMI software in GE Digital Proficy iFIX.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr4f-qp59-pwr3

## What is CVE-2023-0598?

CVE-2023-0598 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in GE Digital  Proficy iFIX, published on 16 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GE Digital Proficy iFIX 2022, GE Digital Proficy iFIX v6.1, and GE Digital Proficy iFIX v6.5 are vulnerable to code injection, which may allow an attacker to insert malicious configuration files in the expected web server execution path and gain full control of the HMI software.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0598?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ge Ifix.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE Digital  Proficy iFIX

- [CVE-2019-18243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18243/): Privilege escalation in HMI/SCADA iFIX (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2019-18255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18255/): Privilege escalation in HMI/SCADA iFIX (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2018-17925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17925/): Other in iFix (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0598 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in GE Digital  Proficy iFIX, published on 16 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE Digital  Proficy iFIX. 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-2023-0598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.