# CVE-2023-29128: Path traversal in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712

> An authenticated privileged attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the web management upload feature to write arbitrary .db files on the device.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2447-76mr-7735

## What is CVE-2023-29128?

CVE-2023-29128 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1). The filename in the upload feature of the web based management of the affected device is susceptible to a path traversal vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated privileged remote attacker to write any file with the extension `.db`.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29128?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens 6gk1411-1ac00 Firmware, Siemens 6gk1411-5ac00 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29128?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29128 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712

- [CVE-2023-28832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28832/): Command injection in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-29104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29104/): Path traversal in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2023-29105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29105/): Denial of service in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-29106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29106/): Missing authorization in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-29107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29107/): Information disclosure in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29128 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29128 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712. 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-2023-29128/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29128/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29128
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29128
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29128

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29128/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.