What is CVE-2023-50233?

CVE-2023-50233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-50233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Inductive Automation Ignition

CVE-2023-50233

Inductive Automation Ignition getJavaExecutable Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious server. The specific flaw exists within the getJavaExecutable method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-22029.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Inductive Automation Ignition — versions 8.1.31
Inductiveautomation Ignition

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50233?: CVE-2023-50233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-50233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.