Is CVE-2023-50233 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-50233 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-50233?

CVE-2023-50233 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-50233?

CVE-2023-50233 has an EPSS score of 2.08% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50233?

Upgrade ignition to 8.1.33 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-50233

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Inductive Automation Ignition getJavaExecutable Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious server. The specific flaw exists within the getJavaExecutable method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-22029.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

ignitionNVD

Affected:>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.33Fixed in:8.1.33CVE-2023-50233derived from NVD

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.inductiveautomation.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.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 2025-03-12.