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CVE-2023-31449

Published: Aug 9, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in the WMI Custom sensor in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions where an authenticated user with write permissions could trick the WMI Custom sensor into behaving differently for existing files and non-existing files. This made it possible to traverse paths, allowing the sensor to execute files outside the designated custom sensors folder. The severity of this vulnerability is medium and received a score of 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
prtg network monitorpaessler
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
paesslercommercialEnterprise Softwareaka prtg network monitor, ipcheck server monitor, prtg traffic grapher

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
paessler.com
https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520
kb.paessler.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 9, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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