Vulnerability record

CVE-2023-47246

SysAid Server Path Traversal Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run SysAid Server, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Dec 4, 2023.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
SysAid ServerSysAidKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2023-47246 scored CVSS 9.8: SysAid SysAid Server, SysAid Server Path Traversal Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched SysAid Server systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • sysaid.com https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47246
  • documentation.sysaid.com https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/latest-version-installation-files
  • documentation.sysaid.com https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/on-premise-security-enhancements-2023
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-47246