What is CVE-2023-43845?

CVE-2023-43845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aten Pe6208, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-43845?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-43845 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Aten Pe6208

CVE-2023-43845

Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 have default credentials for the privileged telnet account. The user is not asked to change the credentials after first login. If not changed, attackers can log in to the telnet console and gain administrator privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aten Pe6208
Aten Pe6208_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

setersora/pe6208

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43845?: CVE-2023-43845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aten Pe6208, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-43845?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-43845 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.