What is CVE-2023-5246?

CVE-2023-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Fx0-gent00000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-5246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sick Fx0-gent00000

CVE-2023-5246

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in SICK Flexi Soft Gateways with Partnumbers 1044073, 1127717, 1130282, 1044074, 1121597, 1099832, 1051432, 1127487, 1069070, 1112296, 1044072, 1121596, 1099830 allows an unauthenticated remote attac…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5246?: CVE-2023-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sick Fx0-gent00000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-5246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.