CVE-2023-42033 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Visualware MyConnection Server's doPostUploadfiles method, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied paths during file operations, and the authentication mechanism itself can be bypassed. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.3cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:visualware:myconnection_server:11.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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