CVE-2023-29445
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-10 20:17
Modified
2024-08-02 14:07
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in PTC's Kepware KEPServerEX
References
ot-cert@dragos.comhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
ot-cert@dragos.comhttps://www.dragos.com/advisory/ptcs-kepserverex-vulnerabilities/Third Party Advisory
ot-cert@dragos.comhttps://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
PTCKepware KEPServerEX
PTCThingWorx Kepware Server
PTCThingWorx Industrial Connectivity
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