CVE-2023-3670 Codesys: Vulnerability in CODESYS Development System and CODESYS Scripting
Local attackers can execute malicious scripts via unsafe directory permissions in CODESYS Development System and Scripting.
- 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-2023-3670?
CVE-2023-3670 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in CODESYS Development System, published on 28 Jul 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
In CODESYS Development System 3.5.9.0 to 3.5.17.0 and CODESYS Scripting 4.0.0.0 to 4.1.0.0 unsafe directory permissions would allow an attacker with local access to the workstation to place potentially harmful and disguised scripts that could be executed by legitimate users.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3670?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Codesys Development System, Codesys Scripting.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3670 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-2023-3670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in CODESYS Development System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h29m-qm63-f57f.