# CVE-2023-29919: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can read or modify any server file via unrestricted texteditor.php in SolarView Compact, requiring immediate mitigation.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frrm-2grp-jmjh

## What is CVE-2023-29919?

CVE-2023-29919 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SolarView Compact <= 6.0 is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. Any file on the server can be read or modified because texteditor.php is not restricted.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29919?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Contec Solarview Compact Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29919 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29919 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/xiaosed/CVE-2023-29919 (github_poc): https://github.com/xiaosed/CVE-2023-29919
- SolarView Compact <= 6.00 - Local File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-29919.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-46509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46509/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23333/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44354/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40881/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-40924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40924/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29919 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29919 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-29919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29919/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29919

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