CVE-2023-42232Network attack vector

File disclosure via Navigator/Index path traversal

Published Jan 13, 2025 · Updated Jan 23, 2025

Path traversal in Pat Infinite Solutions HelpdeskAdvanced 11.0.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files via Navigator/Index. The public record identifies Navigator/Index as the vulnerable function but does not disclose which request value reaches the filesystem or how path confinement fails. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful requests expose file contents without granting write access or interrupting service.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.97%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Pat Infinite Solutions HelpdeskAdvanced 11.0.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to read files via Navigator/Index. The public record identifies Navigator/Index as the vulnerable function but does not disclose which request value reaches the filesystem or how path confinement fails. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful requests expose file contents without granting write access or interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42232
Published
Jan 13, 2025
Updated
Jan 23, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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