CVE-2023-50233Network attack vector

Code execution via unvalidated Java executable path

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in getJavaExecutable in Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1.31 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious server. The method uses a server-supplied Java executable path in file operations without confining it to the expected directory. The target must connect to an attacker-controlled server; successful exploitation runs code with the current user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability2.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in getJavaExecutable in Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1.31 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious server. The method uses a server-supplied Java executable path in file operations without confining it to the expected directory. The target must connect to an attacker-controlled server; successful exploitation runs code with the current user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-50233
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Inductive Automation
Product
Ignition
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-126, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.1.31

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Inductive Automation · Ignitionversion=8.1.31

Published CVSS scores

8.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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')
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1204User Execution

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