{"id":37521,"date":"2025-05-12T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:20:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:09:10","slug":"cve-2023-49123-code-execution-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49123-code-execution-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-49123: Code Execution Vulnerability in Solid Edge SE2023<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-49123, has been discovered in Solid Edge SE2023. This vulnerability affects all versions of the software prior to V223.0 Update 10. The exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially lead<\/a> to severe consequences, including system compromise and data leakage, posing a significant threat to users of the software worldwide. Organizations and individuals using Solid Edge SE2023 should prioritize addressing this vulnerability to protect their systems and sensitive data from potential<\/a> malicious activity.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2023-49123
\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)
\nAttack Vector: Heap-based buffer overflow<\/a>
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Solid Edge<\/a> SE2023 | All versions < V223.0 Update 10\n\nHow the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2023-49123 vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow<\/a> that occurs while the Solid Edge SE2023 software is parsing specially crafted PAR files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by persuading a user to open a malicious PAR file using the affected software. Once the file is opened, the attacker can cause a buffer overflow<\/a> condition that allows them to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. This could lead to a full system<\/a> compromise, as the attacker could gain the same privileges as the user running the application.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a general example of how an attacker would exploit the vulnerability. The attacker would create a malicious PAR file containing a payload designed to trigger the buffer overflow<\/a> and then deliver it to the victim.<\/p>\n

# Create a malicious PAR file\n$ echo \"malicious_payload\" > exploit.par\n# Send the malicious PAR file to the victim\n$ scp exploit.par user@target:\/tmp\/<\/code><\/pre>\n
The victim then opens the malicious PAR file with the affected software, causing the buffer overflow<\/a> and allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.<\/p>\n
# Victim opens the malicious PAR file\n$ SolidEdgeSE2023 \/tmp\/exploit.par<\/code><\/pre>\n
Note: This is a conceptual example and does not include the actual malicious payload, which would be tailored to the specific software and system configuration<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-49123, has been discovered in Solid Edge SE2023. This vulnerability affects all versions of the software prior to V223.0 Update 10. The exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially lead to severe consequences, including system compromise and data leakage, posing a significant threat to users of the software worldwide. Organizations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-37521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-microsoft","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t