What is CVE-2023-3243?

CVE-2023-3243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alerton Bcm-Web, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-3243?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-3243 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Alerton Bcm-Web

CVE-2023-3243

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** [An attacker can capture an authenticating hash and utilize it to create new sessions. The hash is also a poorly salted MD5 hash, which could result in a successful brute force password attack. Impacted product is BCM-WEB version 3.3.X. Recommended fix: Upgrade to a supported product such as Alerton ACM.] Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE ID is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@honeywell.com (Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3243?: CVE-2023-3243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alerton Bcm-Web, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-3243?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3243 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.