CVE-2023-1618
What it is
Active Debug Code vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC WS Series WS0-GETH00200 Serial number 2310 **** and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication and illegally log into the affected module by connecting to it via telnet which is hidden function and is enabled by default when shipped from the factory. As a result, a remote attacker with unauthorized login can reset the module, and if certain conditions are met, he/she can disclose or tamper with the module's configuration or rewrite the firmware.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-489
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mitsubishielectric Melsec ws0-geth00200 Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-138-02
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-002_en.pdf
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-138-02
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-002_en.pdf
References
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96063959
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-138-02
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-002_en.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96063959
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-138-02
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-002_en.pdf