High severity · published Nov 30, 2023
CVE-2023-5247
Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability due to External Control of File Name or Path in multiple Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software Products allows a malicious attacker to…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability due to External Control of File Name or Path in multiple Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software Products allows a malicious attacker to execute a malicious code by having legitimate users open a specially crafted project file, which could result in information disclosure, tampering and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GW
GX Works3 · Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
all versions · source: vendor, NVD
MN
MELSOFT Navigator · Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
all versions · source: vendor, NVD
MI
MELSOFT iQ AppPortal · Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
all versions · source: vendor, NVD
MC
Motion Control Setting · Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
all versions · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5247
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5247
Mitigation
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93383160/
Mitigation
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-016_en.pdf
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