Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-0104

Path Traversal in Weintek Easybuilder Pro ≤ 6.07.02.480

Published
22 February 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 9.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.22 97th percentile
Risk Priority 78 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-0104 is a critical-severity Path Traversal: '\..\filename' (CWE-29) vulnerability in Weintek Easybuilder Pro. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The listed versions for Weintek EasyBuilder Pro are vulnerable to a ZipSlip attack caused by decompiling a malicious project file. This may allow an attacker to gain control of the user’s computer or gain access to sensitive data.  

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2023-6831Shared CWE-22, CWE-29
CVE-2024-7962Shared CWE-22, CWE-29
CVE-2024-7774Shared CWE-22, CWE-29
CVE-2024-4320Shared CWE-22, CWE-29

Affected Assets

weintek
easybuilder pro
≤ 6.07.02.480 · 6.08.01.190 — 6.08.01.350

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that block this traversal vector.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

PR.AA-05 none match
prevents

PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can discover path-traversal flaws but does not itself prevent them in production code.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements can mandate input validation and path canonicalization to block traversal sequences.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include directory sandboxing and safe file-access design that mitigate path traversal.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require neutralizing path traversal sequences such as '\..\filename'.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.

References