CVE-2023-23907 Path traversal in MilesightVPN

High 7.5 Published 6 Jul 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker can send a crafted network request to read arbitrary files from the Milesight VPN server.

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-2023-23907?

CVE-2023-23907 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in MilesightVPN, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the server.js start functionality of Milesight VPN v2.0.2. A specially-crafted network request can lead to arbitrary file read. An attacker can send a network request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23907?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Milesight Milesightvpn.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23907 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-2023-23907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqv5-59xx-542r.