CVE-2023-29445

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.dragos.com/advisory/ptcs-kepserverex-vulnerabilities/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:kepware_kepserverex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_kepware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Jan 2024, 19:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ptc kepware Kepserverex Ptc thingworx Kepware Server Ptc thingworx Industrial Connectivity Ptc
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ptc:kepware_kepserverex:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_kepware_server:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-427
References	~~() https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 -~~	() https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References	~~() https://www.dragos.com/advisory/ptcs-kepserverex-vulnerabilities/ -~~	() https://www.dragos.com/advisory/ptcs-kepserverex-vulnerabilities/ - Third Party Advisory

10 Jan 2024, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 21:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:54

NVD link : CVE-2023-29445

Mitre link : CVE-2023-29445

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-29445

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ptc

thingworx_industrial_connectivity
thingworx_kepware_server
kepware_kepserverex

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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