CVE-2023-25261
Published: 27 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-25261 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Stimulsoft Designer. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-25261 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) 2023.1.4, Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3, and Stimulsoft Viewer (Web) 2023.1.3. The root cause is unrestricted access to the local file system, which permits an attacker to embed source code capable of reading or writing arbitrary directories and files; a malicious report can also store gathered data in a variable and render it during report generation. The flaw is tracked under CWE-94 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the issue without user interaction by supplying a crafted report that executes arbitrary code, reads or writes local files, and exfiltrates data, resulting in complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected system. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1140 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-29223
Vulnerability details
Certain Stimulsoft GmbH products are affected by: Remote Code Execution. This affects Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) 2023.1.4 and Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3 and Stimulsoft Viewer (Web) 2023.1.3. Access to the local file system is not prohibited in any way. Therefore, an…
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attacker may include source code which reads or writes local directories and files. It is also possible for the attacker to prepare a report which has a variable that holds the gathered data and render it in the report.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.