CVE-2023-27389
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 42nd percentile. Only a workaround so far.
What to do
No fixed build is published yet. The vendor describes a workaround.
What it is
From the CVE record
Inadequate encryption strength vulnerability in CONPROSYS IoT Gateway products allows a remote authenticated attacker with an administrative privilege to apply a specially crafted Firmware update file, alter the information, cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and/or execute arbitrary code. The affected products and versions are as follows: M2M Gateway with the firmware Ver.3.7.10 and earlier (CPS-MG341-ADSC1-111, CPS-MG341-ADSC1-931, CPS-MG341G-ADSC1-111, CPS-MG341G-ADSC1-930, and CPS-MG341G5-ADSC1-931), M2M Controller Integrated Type with firmware Ver.3.7.6 and earlier versions (CPS-MC341-ADSC1-111, CPS-MC341-ADSC1-931, CPS-MC341-ADSC2-111, CPS-MC341G-ADSC1-110, CPS-MC341Q-ADSC1-111, CPS-MC341-DS1-111, CPS-MC341-DS11-111, CPS-MC341-DS2-911, and CPS-MC341-A1-111), and M2M Controller Configurable Type with firmware Ver.3.8.8 and earlier versions (CPS-MCS341-DS1-111, CPS-MCS341-DS1-131, CPS-MCS341G-DS1-130, CPS-MCS341G5-DS1-130, and CPS-MCS341Q-DS1-131).
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 42nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 671 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- cps-mg341-adsc1-111 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- cps-mg341-adsc1-931 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- cps-mg341g-adsc1-111 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- cps-mg341g-adsc1-930 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- cps-mg341g5-adsc1-931 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- cps-mc341-adsc1-111 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
- cps-mc341-adsc1-931 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
- cps-mc341-adsc2-111 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1110Brute Forcemedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
- contec.com/api/downloadlogger?download=/-/media/Contec/jp/support/security-info/contec_security_cps_230317_en.pdf
- contec.com/download/donwload-list/?itemid=f832c526-dcf6-4976-85aa-f536c15a8120
- contec.com/download/donwload-list/?itemid=a054b3eb-da97-40d0-9598-d7f5ff4239ec
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