CVE-2023-34391 Insecure Inherited Permissions
Attackers can manipulate configuration file search paths to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges in SEL AcSELerator RTAC software.
- 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-2023-34391?
CVE-2023-34391 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC 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
Insecure Inherited Permissions vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software on Windows allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths.
See Instruction Manual Appendix A [Cybersecurity] tag dated 20230522 for more details. This issue affects SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software: before 1.35.151.21000.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34391?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Selinc Sel-5033 Acselerator Real-Time Automation Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2023-34391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34391 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-2023-34391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p59g-qjmc-6rf4.