FKIE_CVE-2023-31166
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-05-10 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:56
Severity
4.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/
Summary
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Real-Time Automation Controller (SEL RTAC) Web Interface could allow a remote authenticated attacker to create folders in arbitrary paths of the file system.
See SEL Service Bulletin dated 2022-11-15 for more details.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| security@selinc.com | https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| security@selinc.com | https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/ | Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/ | Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| selinc | sel-2241_rtac_module_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-2241_rtac_module | - | |
| selinc | sel-3350_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3350 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3505_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3505 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3505-3_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3505-3 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3530_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3530 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3530-4_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3530-4 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3532_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3532 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3555_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3555 | - | |
| selinc | sel-3560e_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3560e | - | |
| selinc | sel-3560s_firmware | * | |
| selinc | sel-3560s | - |
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