CVE-2023-6409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized
access to a project file protected with application password when opening the file with
EcoStruxure Control Expert.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Schneider-electric	Ecostruxure Control Expert Ecostruxure Process Expert

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58646	CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access to a project file protected with application password when opening the file with EcoStruxure Control Expert.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2024-044-01&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2024-044-01.pdf

History

Mon, 12 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Schneider-electric Schneider-electric ecostruxure Control Expert Schneider-electric ecostruxure Process Expert
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_control_expert:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_process_expert::::::::
Vendors & Products		Schneider-electric Schneider-electric ecostruxure Control Expert Schneider-electric ecostruxure Process Expert

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: schneider

Published: 2024-02-14T16:47:05.519Z

Updated: 2025-05-12T14:07:03.007Z

Reserved: 2023-11-30T09:53:56.413Z

Link: CVE-2023-6409

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:28:21.802Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-14T17:15:11.247

Modified: 2024-12-11T19:33:54.427

Link: CVE-2023-6409

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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