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CVE-2023-3243

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.51%

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CVE-2023-3243 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** [An attacker can capture an authenticating hash and utilize it to create new sessions. The hash is also a poorly salted MD5 hash, which could result in a successful brute force password attack. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** [An attacker can capture an authenticating hash and utilize it to create new sessions. The hash is also a poorly salted MD5 hash, which could result in a successful brute force password attack. Impacted product is BCM-WEB version 3.3.X. Recommended fix: Upgrade to a supported product such as Alerton ACM.] Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. 

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.51%

39.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
HoneywellAlerton Bcm-Web FirmwareAll versions

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-3243?
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** [An attacker can capture an authenticating hash and utilize it to create new sessions. The hash is also a poorly salted MD5 hash, which could result in a successful brute force password attack. Impacted product is BCM-WEB version 3.3.X. Recommended fix: Upgrade to a supported product such as Alerton ACM.] Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. 
How severe is CVE-2023-3243?
CVE-2023-3243 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3243?
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Source: NVD / NIST