CVE-2023-5461

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 0.40%

Last modified

CVE-2023-5461 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in Delta Electronics WPLSoft 2.51. It has been classified as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Delta Electronics WPLSoft 2.51. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Modbus Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-241584. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.9/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.40%

31.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DeltawwWplsoft2.51

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-5461?
A vulnerability was found in Delta Electronics WPLSoft 2.51. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Modbus Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-241584. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
How severe is CVE-2023-5461?
CVE-2023-5461 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5461?
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Source: NVD / NIST