Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2023 · Assigned by siemens
CVE-2022-43514
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Automation License Manager V5 from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in Automation License Manager V5 (All versions), Automation License Manager V6 (All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4), TeleControl Server Basic V3 (All versions < V3.1.2). The affected component does not correctly validate the root path on folder related operations, allowing to modify files and folders outside the intended root directory. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute file operations of files outside of the specified root folder. Chained with CVE-2022-43513 this could allow Remote Code Execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Automation License Manager V5 | 0 – before * |
| Siemens | Automation License Manager V6 | All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4 |
| Siemens | TeleControl Server Basic V3 | 0 – before V3.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C