7.9
HIGH
CVE-2023-1516
RoboDK Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.  

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-1516 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Robodk robodk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-1516.

URL Resource
https://robodk.com/contact Product
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-082-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://robodk.com/contact Product
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-082-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-1516 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-1516 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://robodk.com/contact
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-082-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution. RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.  
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://robodk.com/contact No Types Assigned https://robodk.com/contact Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-082-01 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-082-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:robodk:robodk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.05%

score

0.06597

percentile

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