What is CVE-2023-27172?

CVE-2023-27172 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xpand-It Write-Back Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-27172?

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

Vulnerability in Xpand-It Write-Back Manager

CVE-2023-27172

Xpand IT Write-back Manager v2.3.1 uses weak secret keys to sign JWT tokens. This allows attackers to easily obtain the secret key used to sign JWT tokens via a bruteforce attack.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th 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:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Xpand-it Write-back_manager — versions 2.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27172?: CVE-2023-27172 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xpand-It Write-Back Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-27172?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.