CVE-2023-34982 | AVEVA Operations Control Logger External Control of File Name or Path

This external control vulnerability, if exploited, could allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to delete files with System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in denial of service.

Published: 2023-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-34982 is rated Low Risk (31.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34982

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.05% 0.09% +0.04%
2 2025-11-18 0.09% 0.05% -0.04%
3 2025-04-15 0.09%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-34982

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-34982

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-34982

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aveva batch_management < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva batch_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva batch_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:2020:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva edge <= 20.1.101 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva enterprise_licensing <= 3.7.002 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:enterprise_licensing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:2020:p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:2020:update_1_patch_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva telemetry_server 2020r2 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:telemetry_server:2020r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva telemetry_server 2020r2 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:telemetry_server:2020r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-34982

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