What is CVE-2023-43870?

CVE-2023-43870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paxton Net2, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-43870?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Paxton Net2

CVE-2023-43870

When installing the Net2 software a root certificate is installed into the trusted store. A potential hacker could access the installer batch file or reverse engineer the source code to gain access to the root certificate password. Using the root certificate and password they could then create their own certificates to emulate another site. Then by establishing a proxy service to emulate the site they could monitor traffic passed between the end user and the site allowing access to the data content.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Paxton Net2 — versions 6.02
Paxton-access Net2 — versions 6.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cert@ncsc.nl (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43870?: CVE-2023-43870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paxton Net2, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-43870?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.