CVE-2023-27170 — Xpand IT Write-back manager v2

Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 allows attackers to perform a directory traversal via modification of the siteName parameter.

01What is this vulnerability?

Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 allows attackers to perform a directory traversal via modification of the siteName parameter.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-26T23:15:09.253
• Last modified: 2026-09-16T20:17:20.100

09References

• balwurk.com — https://balwurk.com/cve-2023-27170-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restri…
• ghostline.neocities.org — https://ghostline.neocities.org/CVE-2023-27170/
• balwurk.com — https://balwurk.com/cve-2023-27170-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restri…