CVE-2023-31449

MEDIUM EPSS 34.4%
Published Aug 9, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.7 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 9, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in the WMI Custom sensor in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions where an authenticated user with write permissions could trick the WMI Custom 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

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.7
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
3.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
34.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
paesslerprtg_network_monitor* <23.3.86.1520

References 2

  • kb.paessler.com https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520
    Vendor Advisory
  • paessler.com https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
    Release Notes

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.