What is CVE-2023-22804?

CVE-2023-22804 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ls Electric Xbc-Dn32u, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-22804?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-22804 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Ls Electric Xbc-Dn32u

CVE-2023-22804

LS ELECTRIC XBC-DN32U with operating system version 01.80 is missing authentication to create users on the PLC. This could allow an attacker to create and use an account with elevated privileges and take control of the device.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ls Electric Xbc-dn32u — versions Operating System Version 01.80
Ls-electric Xbc-dn32u
Ls-electric Xbc-dn32u_firmware — versions 01.80

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

goheea/goheea

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22804?: CVE-2023-22804 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ls Electric Xbc-Dn32u, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-22804?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-22804 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.