What is CVE-2023-49229?

CVE-2023-49229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peplink Balance Two, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-49229?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Peplink Balance Two

CVE-2023-49229

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. A missing authorization check in the administration web service allows read-only, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information about the device configuration.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Peplink Balance_two
Peplink Balance_two_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49229?: CVE-2023-49229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peplink Balance Two, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-49229?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.