CVE-2023-47613 Path traversal in BGS5
A local low-privileged attacker can escape virtual directories to read and write protected files on Telit Cinterion modules.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-47613?
CVE-2023-47613 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Telit Cinterion BGS5, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion ELS61/81, Telit Cinterion PLS62 that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to escape from virtual directories and get read/write access to protected files on the targeted system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47613?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Telit Bgs5 Firmware, Telit Ehs5 Firmware, Telit Ehs6 Firmware, Telit Ehs8 Firmware, Telit Els61 Firmware, Telit Els81 Firmware and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47613?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47613 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-2023-47613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion BGS5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36hj-g8jh-r4rq.