CVE-2023-4088

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability due to incomplete fix to address CVE-2020-14496 in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation FA engineering software products allows a malicious local attacker to execute a malicious code, which could result in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. However, if the mitigated version described in the advisory for CVE-2020-14496 is used and installed in the default installation folder, this vulnerability does not affect the products.

Weakness

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
• Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/127.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/81.html

References

• https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-03
• https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96447193/index.html