CVE-2023-40544 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An attacker with access to the network where the affected devices are located could maliciously actions to obtain, via a sniffer, sensitive information exchanged via TCP communications.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00017.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Westermo	L206-f2g L206-f2g Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:westermo:l206-f2g_firmware:4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:westermo:l206-f2g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45115	An attacker with access to the network where the affected devices are located could maliciously actions to obtain, via a sniffer, sensitive information exchanged via TCP communications.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

Westermo recommends following best practices for hardening, such as restricting access, disable unused services (attack surface reduction), etc., to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-04

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2024-02-06T21:27:00.798Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:38:50.381Z

Reserved: 2023-10-12T20:21:27.757Z

Link: CVE-2023-40544

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:38:50.381Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-06T22:16:13.337

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:19:41.167

Link: CVE-2023-40544

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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