CVE-2023-25914 (GCVE-0-2023-25914)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-21 20:30 – Updated: 2025-07-19 05:15
VLAI?
Summary
Due to improper restriction, authenticated attackers could retrieve and read system files of the underlying server through the XML interface. The information that can be read can lead to a full system compromise.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Danfoss AK-SM800A Affected: < 3.3
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Credits
Synacktiv Max van der Horst (DIVD)
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