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CVE-2023-40544

Westermo Lynx Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Feb 6, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-319
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-319

Affected Products

LynxWestermo
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
l206-f2g firmwarewestermo
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
westermocommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka l206-f2g firmware, lynx, pmi-110-f2g

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-04
cisa.gov
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-023-04.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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