What is CVE-2023-43699?

CVE-2023-43699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Apu0200, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-43699?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-43699 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Sick Apu0200

CVE-2023-43699

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in RDT400 in SICK APU allows an unprivileged remote attacker to guess the password via trial-and-error as the login attempts are not limited.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@sick.de (issue-tracking, Product)
psirt@sick.de (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@sick.de (x_csaf, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43699?: CVE-2023-43699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Apu0200, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-43699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-43699 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.