CVE-2024-5623 Untrusted search path vulnerability in B&R APROL
An authenticated local attacker can exploit an untrusted search path in B&R APROL to execute arbitrary code with other users' privileges.
- 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-2024-5623?
CVE-2024-5623 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in B&R APROL, published on 29 Aug 2024. 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
An untrusted search path vulnerability in B&R APROL <= R 4.4-00P3 may be used by an authenticated local attacker to get other users to execute arbitrary code under their privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Br-Automation Industrial Automation Aprol.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5623 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-2024-5623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in B&R APROL
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvj8-h6fp-pcrp.