CVE-2023-31468
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
An issue was discovered in Inosoft VisiWin 7 through 2022-2.1 (Runtime RT7.3 RC3 20221209.5). The "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\INOSOFT GmbH" folder has weak permissions for Everyone, allowing an attacker to insert a Trojan horse file that runs as SYSTEM. 2024-1 is a fixed version.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedlenze_psirt
Lenze has released version 1.6.1 of the EASY UI Designer tool, which fixes the identified security vulnerability. The other two tools are no longer recommended for new applications and are being prepared for discontinuation.
- Mitigationlenze_psirt
Only use this tool in a protected and controlled environment to minimize network impact and to ensure that the tool is inaccessable from outside. In addition, the use of firewalls is recommended to reduce the attack surface, specially to the internet and the internal business network.
- MitigationVisiWin 7cisa_csaf_ot
Inosoft recommends users to update to VisiWin version 2024-1.
https://www.inosoft.com/en/downloads/visiwin-versions/
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- VDE-2024-053Lenze: Install Directory with insufficient permissions2024-09-03csaf · lenze_psirtDE
The following tools: * VisiWinNET Smart * VisiWinNET Professional * EASY UI Designer create a directory with insufficient permissions, allowing a low-level user the ability to add and modify certain files that hold SYSTEM privileges, which could lead to privilege escalation.
- ICSA-24-151-03Inosoft VisiWin2024-05-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges
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sources
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references (23)
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- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-31468/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174268/Inosoft-VisiWin-7-2022-2.1-Insecure-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-151-03cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51682cnnvd
- https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hcnnvd
- https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Ncnnvd
- https://www.inosoft.com/Patchcnnvd
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