Path Traversal in Pilz Pas 4000
CVE-2022-40976
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in multiple Pilz products. An unauthenticated local attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Pilz Pas 4000
- Pilz Pas4000 — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pascal — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pasconnect — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pasmotion — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pnozmulti Configurator — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pnozmulti Configurator Lts — versions 1.0.0
- Pilz Pss 4000
- Pliz Pascal
- Pliz Pasconnect
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-044/ (Vendor Advisory)
- cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-045/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40976?
- CVE-2022-40976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pilz Pas 4000, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-24.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40976?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.