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CVE-2017-20184

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-05-04
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft up to version 2.1.1.1 allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to download any file from the affected device.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-0410:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Gavazzionline powersoft
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1≤ 2.1.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As CERTVDE, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Carlo Gavazzi Powersoftother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 2.1.1.1no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-05-04

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-23-138-01 CISA1 known affected

    Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft

    Powersoft: <= 2.1.1.1

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-138-01 · 1 productCarlo Gavazzi will not issue a fix as this product is end-of-life.
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-138-01 · 1 productUsers should contact Carlo Gavazzi for more information.

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-05-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mr2h-vgpg-wjv6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20184?

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft up to version 2.1.1.1 allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to download any file from the affected device.

Is CVE-2017-20184 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2017-20184, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-20184?

CVE-2017-20184 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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