Is CVE-2023-31448 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-31448 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-31448?

CVE-2023-31448 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-31448?

CVE-2023-31448 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31448?

Upgrade PRTG Desktop to 23.3.86.1520 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-31448

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in the HL7 sensor in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions where an authenticated user with write permissions could trick the HL7 sensor into behaving differently for existing files and non-existing files. This made it possible to traverse paths, allowing the sensor to execute files outside the designated custom sensors folder. The severity of this vulnerability is medium and received a score of 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

PRTG DesktopWindows application

Affected:23.3.86.1520Fixed in:23.3.86.1520Paessler AG

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.paessler.com

Release Notes1

paessler.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.