Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort in Franklin Electric TS-550



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5846
CWE-ID CWE-916
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 TS-550
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor Franklin Electric

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

EUVDB-ID: #VU82702

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5846

CWE-ID: CWE-916 - Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use of a weak hash algorithm. A remote attacker can decode admin credentials and gain unauthenticated access to the device.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TS-550: before 1.9.23.8960

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-306-04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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