CVE-2023-31167 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in SEL acSELerator Bay Screen Builder to access or modify files outside the restricted directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-31167?
CVE-2023-31167 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5036 acSELerator Bay Screen Builder Software, published on 31 Aug 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
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5036 acSELerator Bay Screen Builder Software on Windows allows Relative Path Traversal.
SEL acSELerator Bay Screen Builder software is distributed by SEL-5033 SEL acSELerator RTAC, SEL-5030 Quickset, and SEL Compass. CVE-2023-31167 and was patched in the acSELerator Bay Screen Builder release available on 20230602. Please contact SEL for additional details.
This issue affects SEL-5036 acSELerator Bay Screen Builder Software: before 1.0.49152.778.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31167?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Selinc Sel-5036 Acselerator Bay Screen Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31167 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-2023-31167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7c3-pp5r-m3v8.