Relative Path Traversal
CVE-2021-43555
Summary
mySCADA myDESIGNER Versions 8.20.0 and prior fails to properly validate contents of an imported project file, which may make the product vulnerable to a path traversal payload. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to plant files on the file system in arbitrary locations or overwrite existing files, resulting in remote code execution.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- LOW
- HIGH
CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published
