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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2023-47246",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "SysAid — a written file that becomes running code",
  "summary": "A path traversal in the on-premise SysAid server lets an attacker place a file inside the web application's own directory and then have the server run it. It was exploited in November 2023 by ransomware operators.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 9.8,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2023-11-13",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the SysAid server."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true,
    "fixed_in": [
      "SysAid On-Premise >= 23.3.36"
    ]
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  "mitre_attack": [
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  ],
  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade SysAid on-premise to 23.3.36 or later, then hunt through the web application directory for files nobody deployed — this one was used to stage ransomware.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47246",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/on-premise-security-enhancements-2023"
    },
    {
      "type": "exploit",
      "url": "https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification"
    }
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  "published_at": "2023-11-10T06:15:30.510Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T12:52:19.575Z",
  "tags": [
    "sysaid",
    "path-traversal",
    "itsm",
    "ransomware",
    "kev"
  ]
}