CVE-2023-31166 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-31166: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Vendor Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Product SEL-3505
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published May 10, 2023
Last update January 24, 2025

CVSS base score

4.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 10, 2023 CVE published
January 24, 2025 Record updated