CVE-2023-26293 Path traversal in Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V15
Path traversal in Siemens TIA Portal allows arbitrary file creation or overwrite via malicious configuration files, leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-26293?
CVE-2023-26293 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V15, published on 11 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions), Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 7), Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V17 (All versions < V17 Update 6), Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) V18 (All versions < V18 Update 1). Affected products contain a path traversal vulnerability that could allow the creation or overwrite of arbitrary files in the engineering system. If the user is tricked to open a malicious PC system configuration file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26293?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Tia Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26293 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-2023-26293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfr5-cpm3-g35v.