What is CVE-2023-43776?

CVE-2023-43776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Easye4, classified under Weak Encoding for Password. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-43776?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-43776 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Eaton Easye4

CVE-2023-43776

Eaton easyE4 PLC offers a device password protection functionality to facilitate a secure connection and prevent unauthorized access. It was observed that the device password was stored with a weak encoding algorithm in the easyE4 program…

EPSS: 0.000 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Eaton Easye4 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-261 — Weak Encoding for Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bu…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43776?: CVE-2023-43776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton Easye4, classified under Weak Encoding for Password. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-43776?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-43776 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.