Actively exploited · Published Nov 10, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-47246
Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in SysAid Server from SysAid. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 13, 2023). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 98.9% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Dec 4, 2023.
Official description
In SysAid On-Premise before 23.3.36, a path traversal vulnerability leads to code execution after an attacker writes a file to the Tomcat webroot, as exploited in the wild in November 2023.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/on-premise-security-enhancements-2023
- https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification
- https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/latest-version-installation-files
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-47246 government-resource