CVE-2023-47246
Path Traversal in Sysaid ≤ 23.3.36
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-47246 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Sysaid Sysaid. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-47246 is a path traversal vulnerability, tracked under CWE-22, that affects SysAid On-Premise versions prior to 23.3.36. The flaw permits an attacker to write a file into the Tomcat webroot, which in turn enables arbitrary code execution on the affected server. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with no required credentials or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue to upload and execute malicious code, resulting in full compromise of the SysAid instance. The vulnerability was observed being exploited in the wild in November 2023, consistent with its high exploitation probability scores (current EPSS 0.9438, peak 0.9633).
Vendor advisories direct administrators to apply the latest On-Premise release, available via the documented installation files, and reference the 2023 security enhancements that address this exposure. The accompanying notification blog post outlines the remediation steps for on-premise deployments.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51378
Vulnerability Data
In SysAid On-Premise before 23.3.36, a path traversal vulnerability leads to code execution after an attacker writes a file to the Tomcat webroot, as exploited in the wild in November 2023.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 13 November 2023
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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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.
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.
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 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.