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CVE-2023-2917

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-08-17
  • WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-22

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Description

The Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver is impacted by an improper input validation vulnerability.  Due to an improper input validation, a path traversal vulnerability exists, via the filename field, when the ThinManager processes a certain function. If exploited, an unauthenticated remote attacker can upload arbitrary files to any directory on the disk drive where ThinServer.exe is installed.  A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted synchronization protocol message and potentially gain remote code execution abilities.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-08-1716:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Rockwellautomation thinmanager thinserver
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.6no fix published
11.1≥ 11.1.0, ≤ 11.1.6no fix published
11.2≥ 11.2.0, ≤ 11.2.7no fix published
12.0≥ 12.0.0, ≤ 12.0.5no fix published
12.1≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.6no fix published
13.0≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.2no fix published
13.1= 13.1.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0.0 - 11.2.6no 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 Rockwell, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServerother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = 11.0.0 - 11.2.6no fix stated
    • = 11.1.0 - 11.1.6no fix stated
    • = 11.2.0 - 11.2.7no fix stated
    • = 12.0.0 - 12.0.5no fix stated
    • = 12.1.0 - 12.1.6no fix stated
    • = 13.0.0 - 13.0.2no fix stated
    • = 13.1.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-08-17

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-23-234-03 CISA7 known affected

    Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer

    ThinManager ThinServer: >= 11.0.0 | <= 11.0.6 · ThinManager ThinServer: >= 11.1.0 | <= 11.1.6 · ThinManager ThinServer: >= 11.2.0 | <= 11.2.6 · +4 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 11.0.0-11.0.6: Update to 11.0.7
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 11.1.0-11.1.6: Update to 11.1.7
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 11.2.0-11.2.6: Update to 11.2.8
  4. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 12.1.0-12.1.6: Update to 12.1.7
  5. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 12.0.0-12.0.5: Update to 12.0.6
  6. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-234-03 · 1 productThinManager ThinServer: Versions 13.0.0-13.0.2: Update to 13.0.3

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/admin/networking/thinmanager_traversal_upload2rank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
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:H/A:H
Published
2023-08-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-g747-9xrw-rcmj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2917?

The Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver is impacted by an improper input validation vulnerability.  Due to an improper input validation, a path traversal vulnerability exists, via the filename field, when the ThinManager processes a certain function. If exploited, an unauthenticated remote attacker can upload arbitrary files to any directory on the disk drive where ThinServer.exe is installed.  A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted synchronization protocol message and potentially gain remote code execution abilities.

Is CVE-2023-2917 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-2917 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 72.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-2917?

CVE-2023-2917 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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