CVE-2023-29502 PTC Vuforia Studio Path Traversal

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Attackers can modify project configuration to access or alter files outside the intended directory via path traversal in Vuforia Studio.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-29502?

CVE-2023-29502 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in PTC Vuforia Studio, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Before importing a project into Vuforia, a user could modify the “resourceDirectory” attribute in the appConfig.json file to be a different path.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ptc Vuforia Studio.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29502 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-2023-29502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c88c-368w-5fmp.

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