CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-1618

Active Debug Code

Published: May 19, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.6
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Active Debug Code vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC WS Series WS0-GETH00200 Serial number 2310 **** and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication and illegally log into the affected module by connecting to it via telnet which is hidden function and is enabled by default when shipped from the factory. As a result, a remote attacker with unauthorized login can reset the module, and if certain conditions are met, he/she can disclose or tamper with the modules configuration or rewrite the firmware.

Weakness

The product is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Melsec_ws0-geth00200_firmware Mitsubishielectric * *

Potential Mitigations

References