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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-21 20:30 – Updated: 2025-07-19 05:15
VLAI?
Title
Authneticated Path Traversal in Danfoss AK-SM800A
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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