CVE-2023-22803 (GCVE-0-2023-22803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-15 17:23 – Updated: 2025-01-16 21:56
VLAI
Title
CVE-2023-22803
Summary
LS ELECTRIC XBC-DN32U with operating system version 01.80 is missing authentication to perform critical functions to the PLC. This could allow an attacker to change the PLC's mode arbitrarily.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-16 20:56 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
LS Electric XBC-DN32U Affected: Operating System Version 01.80
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Date Public
2023-02-09 21:01
Credits
HeeA Go of Dankook University reported these vulnerabilities
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