# CVE-2023-2913: Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Vulnerability

> A remote attacker can read arbitrary files on the server if the optional API feature is enabled in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w54w-3cc4-mvrq

## What is CVE-2023-2913?

CVE-2023-2913 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An executable used in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer can be configured to enable an API feature in the HTTPS Server Settings. This feature is disabled by default. When the API is enabled and handling requests, a path traversal vulnerability exists that allows a remote actor to leverage the privileges of the server’s file system and read arbitrary files stored in it. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by executing a path that contains manipulating variables.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2913?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Thinmanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer

- [CVE-2023-27855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27855/): Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10386/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Authentication Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-5988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5988/): Rockwell Automation ThinManager® ThinServer™ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-5989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5989/): Rockwell Automation ThinManager® ThinServer™ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-10387](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10387/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2913 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer. 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-2023-2913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2913/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.